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The aim of the work is to examine the issue of payment for the education from the economic-sociological perspective. Possible extent of commodification of education is considered, and an attempt is made to bring it out from the market relations. With the help of the notions of  the «fictitious good», introduced by K. Polanyi and the «cultural capital» by P. Bourdieu, the nature and characteristics of the education, and the ways and conditions of its transfer and reproduction are analyzed; also, possible social consequences of its commercializing are considered. As a result, the impossibility of alienation, direct acquiring and circulation of the education on the market is proved.