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

Without adequate enrollment and the tuition payments that accompany the students, many more colleges will close. — Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026

In 2025-2026, CREC magnet schools cut positions and programs to mitigate a $7 million deficit due to stagnant state funding and a 42% tuition cap. — Leonard Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026

The money is going toward all facets of the research project, from travel costs to housing, tuition, field equipment and everything in between. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026

More than 500 incoming first-year students were unenrolled for missing a July tuition payment deadline, the university said. — Matt Brown, Fortune, 8 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)