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

• 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

On top of that, the Wawa Foundation also sends care packages to troops, and the employees can receive tuition assistance. —Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025

Despite tuition costs skyrocketing, student debt at unsustainable levels, unstable white-collar job prospects and the real threat of AI disruption, families keep steering kids toward college. —Mark C. Perna, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

Thanks to the state’s NC Promise program, tuition runs just $500 for in-state students, bringing the average net price after aid to only $3,797, among the lowest in the nation. —Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025

Kurt Hutson, owner of Rise Academy located north of Dallas in Allen, said 3- and 4-year-old students are the most profitable in terms of the revenue source from their tuition. —Lina Ruiz september 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025

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

• addition
• admission
• ambition
• attrition
• audition
• clinician
• cognition
• coition
• commission
• condition
• contrition
• dentition

Kids Definition

tuition

noun

tu·​ition t(y)u̇-ˈish-ən 

: money paid for instruction (as at a college)