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.
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Winners in the Emerging and Established artist categories will receive $50,000 as an unrestricted honorarium. Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 May 2025 Gold medalists in the Icon category receive no honorarium; instead, a donation of $50,000 will be made by Art Basel to an organization of the winner’s choosing in their name. News Desk, Artforum, 15 May 2025 Their income for that year — from Ms. Power’s salary at Harvard University, book royalties, article fees, honorariums and capital gains — ranged from about $1.5 million to $3.6 million. Jamie Leventhal, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025 And every speaker at the festival has chosen to donate their honorariums to the California Fire Foundation, helping firefighters and communities rebuild. Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for honorarium

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 29 May. 2025.

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