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
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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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Georgia’s Special Needs Scholarship, for example, provides an average of about $6,600 per year for students with disabilities to use on tuition at private institutions, including microschools, according to the education news organization The 74.
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Anna North, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024
To put this in context: tuition for in-state students at the University of Maryland College Park next year is roughly $10,000.
—Brooke Lierman, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024
What's the new in-state tuition for undergraduates?
—Matthew Dolan, Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2024
Social service policies Biden has proposed a long list of social service programs to make child care more affordable, provide free college tuition, and cancel more student loan debt.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 23 July 2024
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Anna North, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024
To put this in context: tuition for in-state students at the University of Maryland College Park next year is roughly $10,000.
—Brooke Lierman, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024
What's the new in-state tuition for undergraduates?
—Matthew Dolan, Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2024
Social service policies Biden has proposed a long list of social service programs to make child care more affordable, provide free college tuition, and cancel more student loan debt.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 23 July 2024
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 19 Aug. 2024.
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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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