honorarium
noun
hon·o·rar·i·um
ˌä-nə-ˈrer-ē-əm 
plural honoraria
ˌä-nə-ˈrer-ē-ə
also honorariums
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
Winners in the Emerging and Established artist categories will receive $50,000 as an unrestricted honorarium.
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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
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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
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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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