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

Derived Forms

• tuˈitional, adjective

Other Words From

• tu·ition·al tu·i·tion·ar·y [too-, ish, -, uh, -ner-ee, tyoo-], adjective
• tu·ition·less adjective
• self-tu·ition 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

Unfortunately, her family couldn’t afford to pay her tuition and expenses.

From Fortune

Guild works with companies to offer tuition reimbursement, online programs, and degrees to their employees.

From Fortune

Tuition resets — a one-time reduction in tuition usually accompanied by cuts in financial aid — are also on the table for some schools.

From Ozy

Nor will she have to pay full tuition for a remote or hybrid education.

From Quartz

In addition to paying tuition, these students help professors conduct research, teach undergraduates, and help retain top faculty.

From Quartz

“Roughly a third” of the tuition goes to instructors, according to one former coach who asked not to be named.

From The Daily Beast

Now, tuition accounts for an average of 36 percent of their operating budgets.

From The Daily Beast

And why has tuition risen so sharply at public universities?

From The Daily Beast

The Branson School holds an elite reputation in tony Marin County, charging around $40,000 a year for tuition.

From The Daily Beast

It covers kindergarten through 8th grade and has $3,825 annual tuition, but fundraising allows many to get $1,500 in tuition aid.

From The Daily Beast

In short, Marcella had been too long under her tuition, to become a willing devotee to the monastic rites of the Romish Church.

From Project Gutenberg

He may, if he desires to assist himself, have recourse to literary labor, or to tuition.

From Project Gutenberg

Of course, their tuition fees—one hundred and seventy-five dollars each—for the year had been already paid.

From Project Gutenberg

There is no inducement to admit a pupil for the sake of the tuition fees, or for the purpose of adding to the number of scholars.

From Project Gutenberg

They very soon became expert swimmers, by the way, under my tuition.

From Project Gutenberg