stipend
noun
sti·pend ˈstī-ˌpend 
-pənd
: a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
Synonyms
- emolument
- hire
- packet [British]
- pay
- pay envelope
- paycheck
- payment
- salary
- wage
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Example Sentences
He receives a small stipend for his work as a research fellow. the stipend you'll receive as an intern will just barely cover your housing costs
Recent Examples on the Web The cooperative produces 200 kilograms (440 pounds) of the briquettes per day, with the help of 60 members who are paid with a stipend and their own eco-charcoal supply. 
Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Aug. 2022 According to the hiring contract, Stowe will be paid a $250,000 annual salary as well as a car allowance, cell phone stipend and term life insurance paid by the city. Alex Hulvalchick, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2022 Additional support provided to Paso a Paso teachers includes a $5,000 signing bonus, $2,000 moving stipend and $2,000 for a housing security deposit. Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2022 Lloyd’s other benefits include tickets to UA games, use of a car or stipend and guests for road trips and postseason games. Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic, 9 June 2022 Chesky is partnering with the Obamas on a new scholarship that includes a stipend and free Airbnb housing for students pursuing a summer work-travel experience. Fortune, 29 May 2022 The winning artist will receive a $4,000 stipend and two tickets to the May 21 race, according to a news release issued by The Stronach Group, which owns the racetrack. Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com, 4 Feb. 2022 Baltimore schools offered parents a $250 stipend to get their own children to school for the month of September. Rory Linnane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2021 Afghan parolees who have arrived at U.S. military bases will be eligible for an ad hoc State Department program that provides limited assistance for up to 90 days, including a one-time $1,250 stipend. Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2021 See More
Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Aug. 2022 According to the hiring contract, Stowe will be paid a $250,000 annual salary as well as a car allowance, cell phone stipend and term life insurance paid by the city. Alex Hulvalchick, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2022 Additional support provided to Paso a Paso teachers includes a $5,000 signing bonus, $2,000 moving stipend and $2,000 for a housing security deposit. Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2022 Lloyd’s other benefits include tickets to UA games, use of a car or stipend and guests for road trips and postseason games. Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic, 9 June 2022 Chesky is partnering with the Obamas on a new scholarship that includes a stipend and free Airbnb housing for students pursuing a summer work-travel experience. Fortune, 29 May 2022 The winning artist will receive a $4,000 stipend and two tickets to the May 21 race, according to a news release issued by The Stronach Group, which owns the racetrack. Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com, 4 Feb. 2022 Baltimore schools offered parents a $250 stipend to get their own children to school for the month of September. Rory Linnane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2021 Afghan parolees who have arrived at U.S. military bases will be eligible for an ad hoc State Department program that provides limited assistance for up to 90 days, including a one-time $1,250 stipend. Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, alteration of stipendy, from Latin stipendium, from stip-, stips gift + pendere to weigh, pay
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
stipend
noun
as in salary
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services the stipend you'll receive as an intern will just barely cover your housing costs Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- salary
- wage
- pay
- payment
- paycheck
- emolument
- pay envelope
- hire
- reimbursement
- compensation
- overtime
- minimum wage
- repayment
- earnings
- living wage
- double time
- nominal wages
- packet
- reparation
- take-home pay
- restitution
- redress
- recompense
- remuneration
- remittance
- profit
- return
- recoupment
- time and a half
- takings
- yield
- requital
- sister of saint vin
- Sister of Saint Vincent
- sister of st. jo
- Sister of St. Joseph
- Sister of the Good Shepherd
- Sister of the Holy Cross
- Sister of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
- Sister of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
- sister superior
- sister superiors
- sister-german
- sister-in-law
- sistered
- sisterer
- sisterest
- sisterhood
- sisterhoods
- sistering
- sisterless
- sisterlier
- sisterliest
- sisterlike
- sisterliness
- sisterlinesses
- sisterly