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stipend

noun

ˈstī-ˌpend

Definition of stipend

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 But their total compensation is significantly greater when including stipends and vehicle and cell phone benefits. — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 Around 80% of Rilla’s workers use the housing stipend, which is optional. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 July 2026 Any company can provide perks like gym memberships or transportation stipends. — Gary Zammit, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Fellows receive a $10,000 stipend and will be guided by a mentor roster that includes MACRO’s Fior Fabian, Atomic Monster’s Lizz Gezana, producer-manager Richard Gonzalez, Universal International Studios’ Bobbie Lucas and 3Pas Studios’ Jordan Rubio. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for stipend

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Inevitably, United will assess the market as the days go on, but Rashford would only want to play for a top team in Europe and his salary is only affordable to a few.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Major League Baseball is pushing for its first salary cap since 1994, citing competitive imbalance and payroll disparity.

— Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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While productivity - how much economic value workers produce per hour - has continued to grow dramatically, wages at the bottom of the income ladder have not kept pace.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Though largely driven by surging housing prices, increases in food, transportation and childcare costs combined with stagnant local wages to propel Miami into cost-of-living notoriety.

— Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

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