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
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.
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Parents supporting their children’s tuition can now pursue their own degrees without draining family finances.
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The Administration also scrutinized schools for things like offering race-specific scholarships and for charging in-state tuition to undocumented students, arguing that these benefits disadvantage American students.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Beginning next school year, Harvard will offer free tuition to students whose family household income is less than $200,000.
—Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Parents supporting their children’s tuition can now pursue their own degrees without draining family finances.
—Jason Phillips, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The Administration also scrutinized schools for things like offering race-specific scholarships and for charging in-state tuition to undocumented students, arguing that these benefits disadvantage American students.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tuition
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“Tuition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tuition. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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tuition
noun
tu·ition
t(y)u̇-ˈish-ən
: money paid for instruction (as at a college)
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