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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In 2002, the Supreme Court said taxpayer dollars could be used to help parents pay for tuition at private religious schools.
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Public funds for private school is unconstitutional Jones has been writing for years about his opposition to the use of public money for private school tuition.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 28 Apr. 2025
So a migrant sending money home to their family, or a person moving across borders to pay for their child’s tuition at an international school, is not going to be effected by tariffs directly.
—Daniel Webber, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Statewide there are about 6,500 students who receive in-state tuition waivers.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Public funds for private school is unconstitutional Jones has been writing for years about his opposition to the use of public money for private school tuition.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 28 Apr. 2025
So a migrant sending money home to their family, or a person moving across borders to pay for their child’s tuition at an international school, is not going to be effected by tariffs directly.
—Daniel Webber, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Statewide there are about 6,500 students who receive in-state tuition waivers.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 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 4 May. 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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