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

Because her late husband had managed all the finances, she hadn’t realized the cost of their lifestyle—including their insurance, car payments, housing, children’s tuition and smaller recurring costs such as subscriptions.

From The Wall Street Journal

It supports applicants who would otherwise find meeting the cost of tuition fees a barrier to accessing pre-higher education drama training at RCS.

From BBC

When Beck started school in 2020, players were still barred from making much more than tuition, room and board—even as the conferences they played in signed billion-dollar TV contracts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since then, they’ve used the cash to slash debt, buy cars, pay college tuition and fund retirements.

From The Wall Street Journal

The average cost of college has more than doubled over the past two decades; in fact, the compound annual growth rate of tuition costs is 4%, according to Education Data.

From MarketWatch