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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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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The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in Los Angeles has launched an initiative called the James Baldwin Scholarship — a tuition award of $10,900 to be used toward study at the school.
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
In October, Clemson University’s board of trustees voted for the first ever to implement a $150-per-semester mandatory tuition fee for athletics.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Institutions would be prohibited from recovering their budget reductions from tuition increases or other state funds, except for the costs of teaching out students enrolled in programs to be phased out.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 3 Feb. 2025
Zoom in: The plan will allow parents across the state to use taxpayer money to pay for private school tuition.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
In October, Clemson University’s board of trustees voted for the first ever to implement a $150-per-semester mandatory tuition fee for athletics.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Institutions would be prohibited from recovering their budget reductions from tuition increases or other state funds, except for the costs of teaching out students enrolled in programs to be phased out.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 3 Feb. 2025
Zoom in: The plan will allow parents across the state to use taxpayer money to pay for private school tuition.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 30 Jan. 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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