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

With some 1,200 students, the school’s yearly tuition ranges from $25,000 to $33,000 a year. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

College athletes can receive full or partial athletic scholarships, which cover tuition, housing, health resources and other benefits. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026

The lawsuit claims that despite Bean providing documentation, including driver's licenses, to prove his residency, his family was forced to pay out-of-state tuition of more than $50,000 per year. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

The Presidential Scholars Program, announced Wednesday, will cover the full cost of tuition and mandatory fees, books, course materials, supplies and equipment for about 50 students on campus at a time. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 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)