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
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Recent Examples of stipend
Whether in the form of lump-sum payments, monthly stipends, or a mix of cash and baby supplies, baby bonuses have been backed by governments around the world for decades.
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Rachel Cohen, Vox, 29 Apr. 2025
The organization provides stipends for Clifford Davis teachers to attend the program to help with translation, and breakfast and lunch are also provided to those in attendance.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
The monthly stipends equate to about 40% of total monthly household expenditures in their communities.
—Jan Priebe, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
The termination of the visa jeopardizes her ability to continue working at the university, puts her monthly stipend at risk, and could ultimately result in deportation.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Cohen, Vox, 29 Apr. 2025
The organization provides stipends for Clifford Davis teachers to attend the program to help with translation, and breakfast and lunch are also provided to those in attendance.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
The monthly stipends equate to about 40% of total monthly household expenditures in their communities.
—Jan Priebe, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
The termination of the visa jeopardizes her ability to continue working at the university, puts her monthly stipend at risk, and could ultimately result in deportation.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stipend
Noun
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The good news for the Kings is that his next contract comes at a time when the salary cap rises from $95.5 million to $113.5 million over the next three seasons.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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But Morris’ fortunes had seemingly improved by 2019, when he was hired as CSUN’s director of equity and compliance with a $150,000 salary, according to school records reviewed by The Times.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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The cost of living, including health care and housing, continues to rise, and wages have not risen consistently at the same pace.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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The policies that the governor tried to reopen included cuts to restaurant workers’ wages, an expansion of charter schools, and privatizing the state’s last-resort insurer for workers’ compensation.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
10 May 2025
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“Stipend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stipend. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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