as in education
the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another
a private tutor handled the tuition of their children
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Recent Examples of tuition
The fencing team will eventually have 24 students and just four scholarships, contributing a number of tuition-paying spots to a school that—like many of its peers—is facing growing enrollment challenges.
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Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
In 1959, Prince Edward County, Virginia, closed its public schools for five years, diverting tax monies to build a K-12 private academy for 1,400 white students and allotting their families tuition grants.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Separately, former Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur Saikat Chakrabarti had well beforehand launched a primary campaign to Pelosi, with a progressive platform that includes tuition-free public college and universal health care.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
However, going to university has become significantly more expensive, with the cost of higher education shifting from the state to the individual via tuition fees.
—Ian King, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
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Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
In 1959, Prince Edward County, Virginia, closed its public schools for five years, diverting tax monies to build a K-12 private academy for 1,400 white students and allotting their families tuition grants.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Separately, former Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur Saikat Chakrabarti had well beforehand launched a primary campaign to Pelosi, with a progressive platform that includes tuition-free public college and universal health care.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
However, going to university has become significantly more expensive, with the cost of higher education shifting from the state to the individual via tuition fees.
—Ian King, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuition
Noun
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Many young consumers, already juggling high costs for food, rent, and education, and crushed by an unsympathetic labor market, are entering adulthood with the self-care budget of a socialite twice their age.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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The food hub's work now focuses more on education.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Hurley, a 30-year-old librarian librarian from Berkeley, California, went into teaching mode.—
Zach Dyer,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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The preacher and the doctrine Rusty Yates was a follower of Woroniecki, who regularly traveled to college campuses and large events to spread his teachings, which would profoundly shape the Yates family’s worldview.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Milwaukee has a huge reading crisis, involving the large majority of students in all schools and all sectors of schooling in the city.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The South Florida community, the NBA community, the schooling community have been amazing.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The young Malinin skated by himself, uninterested in instruction.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Careful use of pesticides, following all label instructions.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Tuition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuition. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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