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
In the current edition of the event, each member of Team USA will receive $500,000, of which $300,000 will go directly to charity, and the other $200,000 will be a discretionary stipend.
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Among other things, the model involves offering stipends to attract highly effective teachers to underperforming campuses.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Provide wraparound supports that help first-job entrants persist through the hardest months, including transport stipends, structured mentoring, and mental-health resources.
—Jennifer Moss, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Each receives intensive support across five modules — script doctoring, budgeting, legal frameworks, funding applications, and production planning — plus a €4,000 ($4,640) stipend, one-on-one mentorship, and exposure at Spain’s indie industry showcase Abycine Lanza.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Among other things, the model involves offering stipends to attract highly effective teachers to underperforming campuses.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Provide wraparound supports that help first-job entrants persist through the hardest months, including transport stipends, structured mentoring, and mental-health resources.
—Jennifer Moss, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Each receives intensive support across five modules — script doctoring, budgeting, legal frameworks, funding applications, and production planning — plus a €4,000 ($4,640) stipend, one-on-one mentorship, and exposure at Spain’s indie industry showcase Abycine Lanza.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stipend
Noun
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Any changes can only take effect after the next election, meaning any move that would change salaries during this shutdown would not take effect.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The job is part of a wave of high-salary positions aimed at leading AI product strategy and boosting productivity.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday estimated that a shutdown could furlough roughly 750,000 federal workers each day, depriving them of about $400 million in wages daily.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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In some departments, such as in-room dining, wages have been cut nearly in half.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Stipend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stipend. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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