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

Champions of the changes, including Cassidy and the Department of Education, argue that as borrowing is limited, the pressure will mount on schools to cut tuition. —Joanne Kenen, NPR, 25 Nov. 2025

The Aztecs had a good promotion planned for the students, with free tuition (up to $10,000) for the spring semester for one lucky student offered in a raffle. —Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2025

His grandfather doted on him from the day he was born, eventually buying him a truck and paying his college tuition and rent for his first apartment, a family member who asked to remain anonymous tells PEOPLE. —Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025

Ten families left the facility as a result, and another 10 of the remaining families are not paying Keyes the full tuition. —Sophia Paffenroth Mississippi Today, Arkansas Online, 23 Nov. 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)