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

The Justice Department is suing Virginia over its policy of allowing students without legal immigration status access to in-state tuition rates at its public colleges and universities. —Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025

Even with tuition rates high and climbing, many providers are barely staying afloat amid increasing costs for insurance and labor, as well as general inflation. —Lauren Hilgers, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025

Now that Rosalinda and Manuel were expecting to live in Mexico starting next year, Ana was claiming Lily as a financial dependent so that Lily would still be eligible for in-state tuition and federal financial aid. —Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025

The casino said all workers also get paid time off, life insurance, tuition reimbursement and long-term disability insurance perks. —Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 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)