tuition

noun

tu·​ition tə-ˈwi-shən 

tyu̇-

1

: the price of or payment for instruction

2

: the act or profession of teaching : instruction

pursued his studies under private tuition

3

archaic : custody, guardianship

tuitional

tə-ˈwi-sh(ə-)nəl 

tyu̇-

adjective

Synonyms of tuition

• education
• teaching
• schooling
• instruction

Examples of tuition in a Sentence

Her uncle agreed to pay part of her tuition.

There's going to be a tuition increase next year.

Before the company transferred her to Mexico, they offered her private tuition in Spanish.

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2024, private child care centers, which often use preschool curriculum, averaged annual tuition of more than $12,000 for 4-year-olds, according to Child Care Aware of America. —Moriah Balingit, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026

With the help of the Texas Education Freedom Account program, families can potentially receive approximately $10,000 per year to use on private school tuition, starting in the 2026-27 school year. —Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026

Salas initially tried to return the money to be used on a future CASA tuition invoice, but eventually spent it on herself, investigators said. —Katie Langford, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026

For families that can’t afford preschool tuition, the options in many states are limited. —Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English tuicioun protection, from Anglo-French, from Latin tuition-, tuitio, from tueri to look at, look after

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Rhymes for tuition

• dition
• fission
• abolition
• acquisition
• admonition
• ammunition
• apparition
• apposition
• coalition
• competition
• composition
• definition

Kids Definition

tuition

noun

tu·​ition t(y)u̇-ˈish-ən 

: money paid for instruction (as at a college)