tuition

noun

tu·​ition tə-ˈwi-shən How to pronounce tuition (audio)
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-ˈwish-nəl How to pronounce tuition (audio)
-ˈwi-shə-nᵊl
tyu̇-
adjective

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 In 2022, the Legislature expanded the state's Empowerment Scholarship Account program to make all school-age children who do not attend public school eligible for public funding for educational expenses like private school tuition, curriculum, extracurricular activities and supplies. The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2024 President Biden proposed a $7.3 trillion budget on Monday packed with tax increases on corporations and high earners, new spending on social programs and a wide range of efforts to combat high consumer costs like housing and college tuition. Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024 There used to be no minimum stipend required for residents; as of this year, the state requires at least $20,000, which is still not enough both to cover the residents’ tuition costs and to pay them a living wage. Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2024 While the spikes in food and energy prices that helped drive the outbreak of inflation have eased, inflation has spread to services, a broad sector of the economy that includes everything from movie tickets and office cleaning to tuition and medical care. David McHugh, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024 The December 2022 report Republicans have cited explains why: under the old rules, an Iowa family with $60,000 in annual income and a farm with a net value of $1 million would be expected to pay about $7,600 annually toward their child's tuition. Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024 During Ivy Ridge’s nearly 10 years in existence, it was beset by controversy, including a riot that broke out in the boys wing of the school in May 2005 and the school losing its accreditation later that year and being ordered to refund some tuition. Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024 That has led at least one other billionaire donor, DreamWorks co-founder David Geffen, to start paying for tuition for medical students — in his case, at UCLA. Nacha Cattan, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2024 California has measures to help undocumented students, most of whom come from low-income backgrounds, receive financial aid and in-state tuition. Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 25 Feb. 2024

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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of tuition was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Tuition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tuition. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

tuition

noun
tu·​ition t(y)u̇-ˈish-ən How to pronounce tuition (audio)
: money paid for instruction (as at a college)

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