tuition
noun
tu·ition
tə-ˈwi-shən 
tyu̇-
1
: the price of or payment for instruction
2
: the act or profession of teaching : instruction
pursued his studies under private tuition
3
archaic
: custody, guardianship
Examples of tuition in a Sentence
Her uncle agreed to pay part of her tuition.
There's going to be a tuition increase next year.
Before the company transferred her to Mexico, they offered her private tuition in Spanish.
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Aside from grants, the school does not rely on outside funding and is mostly run on tuition fees and fundraising.
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Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Many older people point to past tuition and other school costs and ask why younger generations don’t step up and pay their bills.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
International students can expect tuition fees ranging from £10,000 to £38,000 or $12,000 to $47,000 USD per year.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
Zoom in: Senate Bill 2 would give families $10,000 to use toward private school tuition.
—Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
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Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Many older people point to past tuition and other school costs and ask why younger generations don’t step up and pay their bills.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
International students can expect tuition fees ranging from £10,000 to £38,000 or $12,000 to $47,000 USD per year.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
Zoom in: Senate Bill 2 would give families $10,000 to use toward private school tuition.
—Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tuition
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“Tuition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tuition. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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tuition
noun
tu·ition
t(y)u̇-ˈish-ən
: money paid for instruction (as at a college)
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