tuition

[too-ish-uhn, tyoo-]

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.

tuition

/ tjuːˈɪʃən /

noun

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

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

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tuition¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tuition¹

C15: from Old French tuicion , from Latin tuitiō a guarding, from tuērī to watch over

Example Sentences

Colleges fund athletics from tuition, ticket sales, TV deals and wealthy donors.

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Her hope is that her investments will help her pay some of her tuition bills and build up a down payment for an apartment.

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Making the move more enticing is that many public universities participate in a program offering Californians discounted tuition at public colleges in the West.

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Fernando and Osmin were both valedictorians of their high school, and each earned a merit scholarship that covered tuition and housing at Loyola University New Orleans.

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Catch-up contributions are a great way for older workers to sock away extra money at a time when other financial obligations, like college tuition payments, might be in the rearview mirror.

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