honorarium

noun

hon·​o·​rar·​i·​um ˌä-nə-ˈrer-ē-əm How to pronounce honorarium (audio)
plural honoraria ˌä-nə-ˈrer-ē-ə How to pronounce honorarium (audio) also honorariums
: a payment for a service (such as making a speech) on which custom or propriety forbids a price to be set
donated the honoraria from his speaking engagements

Examples of honorarium in a Sentence

We are willing to offer a small honorarium that we hope you will accept for judging the competition.
Recent Examples on the Web Roughly another third disclose research grants or contracts, consulting fees, honorariums or other payments from industry sources. Paula Span, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024 The articles are assessed by several peer reviewers, who also work for free, and an editor (typically paid a small honorarium) decides which articles will be published in the journal. Shella Keilholz, STAT, 1 Feb. 2024 The poet laureate will receive an honorarium of $5,000 over the course of their term and poems will be published by the City in the form of a book that will be made available during public events. Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 15 Sep. 2023 The luncheon will feature a special awards honorarium and presentations from the City of Burbank; County of Los Angeles and representatives from the State of California to pay tribute to Jacqueline’s remarkable and indelible career in the music business. Thania Garcia, Variety, 21 Aug. 2023 The event also supported or created 1,687 jobs and generated $1.5 million in artist commissions, honorariums and fees. David Wysong, The Enquirer, 11 July 2023 Five finalist teams, DMA officials say, will each receive a $50,000 honorarium for designs along with up to $10,000 in expenses. Dallas News, 16 Feb. 2023 McCarthy refused to go on book tours, granted few interviews and turned down handsome honorariums on the lecture circuit. Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023 Each team will receive a $50,000 honorarium and $10,000 for design expenses. Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Latin, from neuter of honorarius

First Known Use

1609, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of honorarium was in 1609

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“Honorarium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honorarium. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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