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
Peace Corps volunteers serve in host communities for two years after three months of training and receive a living stipend, housing, extensive language and technical training, and financial benefits that can include graduate school fellowships after service.
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Magda Liszewska, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
Its members are elected, and they are not paid beyond a $90 monthly stipend.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
That change was attributed to an increase in teacher and bus driver salaries, as well as a bump in Choice Zone stipends and classified overtime.
—Kathryn Muchnick, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Feb. 2026
King Charles is footing the bill and giving the ex-prince an annual stipend from his own private funds.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 19 Feb. 2026
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Magda Liszewska, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
Its members are elected, and they are not paid beyond a $90 monthly stipend.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
That change was attributed to an increase in teacher and bus driver salaries, as well as a bump in Choice Zone stipends and classified overtime.
—Kathryn Muchnick, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Feb. 2026
King Charles is footing the bill and giving the ex-prince an annual stipend from his own private funds.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stipend
Noun
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The documents show that after being sacked, Mandelson asked for a $732,000 payoff, the rest of his four-year salary.—
JILL LAWLESS AND BRIAN MELLEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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There are cash shortages, and the salaries for civil servants haven’t been paid out, even for many Houthi fighters.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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White plans to lead a protest against the pop-up co-organized with wage-advocacy nonprofit One Fair Wage.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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High rents and expensive homes are driving families and high-wage jobs out of California.—
Matt Mahan,
Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Stipend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stipend. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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