- instruction, esp that received in a small group or individually
- the payment for instruction, esp in colleges or universities
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
tu•i•tion /tuˈɪʃən, tyu-/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- the charge or fee for instruction:Tuition for college has risen far faster than inflation.
- teaching or instruction.
tu•i•tion
(to̅o̅ ish′ən, tyo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation n.
tu•i′tion•al, tu•i•tion•ar•y
(to̅o̅ ish′ə ner′ē, tyo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation adj.
tu•i′tion•less, adj.
- 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.
- teaching or instruction, as of pupils:a school offering private tuition in languages.
- [Archaic.]guardianship or custody.
- Latin tuitiōn- (stem of tuitiō), equivalent. to tuit(us) (past participle of tuērī to watch; compare tutelage) + -iōn- -ion
- 1250–1300; Middle English tuicion a looking after, guarding
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tuition /tjuːˈɪʃən/ n
'tuition' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
class
- coach
- correspondence school
- dry slope
- masterclass
- one-to-one
- steer
- tutelage
- tutorial
- battel
- discipline
- intuition
- private school
- teaching fellowship
- self-tuition