| 单词 | stipend |
| 释义 | stipend (once / 3816 pages) n A stipend is a fixed, regular payment, usually meant to pay for something specific. It's kind of like an allowance, but for grownups — a college scholarship might include a stipend each semester for books, for example. Coming from the Latin stipendium, which means “tax, pay, or gift,” the noun stipend is defined as a regular, unchanging payment usually given as reward for services, but sometimes given as an allowance with no services or expectations attached. A summer internship that does not offer a full salary might instead include a weekly stipend that covers transportation and lunch costs. Synonyms include salary and payment. WORD FAMILYstipend: stipendiary, stipends+/stipendiary: stipendiaries USAGE EXAMPLESNow she was dead, but the stipend was to continue until 2071, so that, like the house, it passed to her great-nephews. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) If they pick an option that costs more than their stipend, they pay the excess cost. Slate(Dec 27, 2016) To boost the small stipend he received for being a cadet in the U.S. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) n a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose Hypo|Hyper prebend the stipend assigned by a cathedral to a canon regular payment a payment made at regular times |
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