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
Enhance La Jolla will provide a stipend for paint and other supplies.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
The $20,000 prize includes a $15,000 cash payment and a $5,000 stipend for travel.
—Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
Trustees have yet to take a final vote on how to reduce the $181 million deficit, but with campus staff cuts, elementary arts programming and teacher stipends on the list of proposals, community members' swift backlash may foreshadow difficult conversations to come.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026
Before the ruling, CHL players who previously received a certain level of stipend for living expenses were considered pros and not permitted into the NCAA ranks.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
The $20,000 prize includes a $15,000 cash payment and a $5,000 stipend for travel.
—Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
Trustees have yet to take a final vote on how to reduce the $181 million deficit, but with campus staff cuts, elementary arts programming and teacher stipends on the list of proposals, community members' swift backlash may foreshadow difficult conversations to come.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026
Before the ruling, CHL players who previously received a certain level of stipend for living expenses were considered pros and not permitted into the NCAA ranks.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stipend
Noun
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Now that officer Kyle McLaughlin got a bump in his title (detective specialist) and salary, what will Kelly the horse get in his accommodations besides an apple and a carrot or two?—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
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Williams has already received an automatic cost of living increase, increasing her salary from $350,000 to $360,500.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Speaking of the hotel wage Unite Here isn’t the only player in the hotel wage fight to leap into this year’s council races.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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However, there are disadvantages which include lack of job protection and insufficient wages that cover don’t on-the-job expenses.—
Helen Dennis,
Daily News,
2 May 2026
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“Stipend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stipend. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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