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tuition

[too-ish-uhn, tyoo-] / tuˈɪʃ ən, tyu- /


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A couple could potentially pay $50,000 in tuition directly to a university, then each give the student $19,000 for living expenses, transferring $88,000 in a single year with no gift-tax return required.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Funds in the account may be used for qualified higher-education expenses, including tuition at a college, university, trade school, vocational school or apprenticeship program.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

In their world, a sit-down lunch at a Midtown Manhattan restaurant can easily top $100, an after-work drink can run $30, and tuition for many private schools is nearly $70,000 a year—per child.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

When she realized she didn’t want to create art glass, her professor encouraged her to leave and “save $90,000 on tuition for something she wasn’t 100% behind.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

I needed to find his military discharge papers, which would provide for me some benefits in the domain of college tuition.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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