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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Statewide there are about 6,500 students who receive in-state tuition waivers.
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Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
In March, Harvard announced students from families making less than $200,000 would get to go to there tuition free.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
The bill says that reparations could also come in the form of assistance with making a down payment on a home, business incentives, child care, debt forgiveness, and tuition payment waivers and reimbursement for higher education.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The bill also requires school districts to spend no less than 65% of state tuition funding on teacher compensation.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
In March, Harvard announced students from families making less than $200,000 would get to go to there tuition free.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
The bill says that reparations could also come in the form of assistance with making a down payment on a home, business incentives, child care, debt forgiveness, and tuition payment waivers and reimbursement for higher education.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The bill also requires school districts to spend no less than 65% of state tuition funding on teacher compensation.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 6 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 21 Apr. 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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