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

That can leave families with more room for discretionary spending once the tuition is paid. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

Scholarships, fellowships, assistantships and employer tuition assistance can help reduce your funding gap. — Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

All Fort Worth families are eligible to enroll, but those not living at Maren Grove will have to pay tuition, said O-SDA president Megan Lasch in an e-mail to the Star-Telegram. — Emily Holshouser august 21, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2026

Universities rely on international students for tuition, teaching, research and other kinds of skilled work. — Abigail Boggs, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 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
• lycian
• abolition
• acquisition
• admonition
• ammunition
• apparition
• apposition
• coalition
• competition
• composition

Kids Definition

tuition

noun

tu·​ition t(y)u̇-ˈish-ən 

: money paid for instruction (as at a college)