tuition

American  

[too-ish-uhn, tyoo-] / tuˈɪʃ ən, tyu- /

noun

1. the charge or fee for instruction, as at a private school or a college or university.

   The college will raise its tuition again next year.

2. teaching or instruction, as of pupils.

   a school offering private tuition in languages.

3. Archaic. guardianship or custody.

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tuition British  

/ tjuːˈɪʃən /

noun

1. instruction, esp that received in a small group or individually

2. the payment for instruction, esp in colleges or universities

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Other Word Forms

• self-tuition noun
• tuitional adjective
• tuitionary adjective
• tuitionless adjective

Etymology

Origin of tuition

1250–1300; Middle English tuicion a looking after, guarding < Latin tuitiōn- (stem of tuitiō ), equivalent to tuit ( us ) (past participle of tuērī to watch; tutelage ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

On Wednesday, Sir Nick Clegg, the former Liberal Democrat leader, told the BBC the current university tuition fee system was a "mess".

From BBC

Sir Nick Clegg, the former Liberal Democrat leader, has said the current university tuition fee system is a "mess".

From BBC

He got his start delivering Domino’s pizza to help cover his tuition at Emory University in Atlanta.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said he ultimately made more than $100,000 on investments and prediction markets, which he used to pay tuition at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

From The Wall Street Journal

These could include a child’s college tuition, a planned purchase of a new car or a needed home improvement.

From MarketWatch