stipends

plural of stipend

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Recent Examples of stipends Project Homecoming, a $915 million initiative, offers free flights and stipends of up to $2,600 to immigrants who leave through the CBP Home app. Maria Santana, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 Millennials and Gen Z are leading the charge, viewing business trips as lifestyle opportunities, while companies offer work-from-anywhere policies and stipends to attract and retain talent. Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 The union’s top priorities include a 20% raise across three years, telework — which would include $25 commuting stipends for those required to work in-person — and health benefits to ensure accessibility to affordable medical services. Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 Wages or stipends even the playing field with the adults, who are also being paid to work for the good of the city. Krista Mehari, The Conversation, 23 July 2026 Employer home-office stipends expanding to explicitly cover monitor arms, laptop stands and standing desks. Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026 In Indiana, six communities, including Indianapolis, offer up to $19,849 in incentives that vary from cash to golf passes, wellness stipends, and entertainment bonuses. Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026 But their total compensation is significantly greater when including stipends and vehicle and cell phone benefits. Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 In 2022, minor-league players unionized and subsequently ratified their first-ever collective bargaining agreement, which included historic pay increases and guaranteed offseason housing stipends and health and retirement benefits. Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stipends
Noun
  • The head of Africa CDC, Jean Kaseya, on Thursday called on Congo’s government to pay the outstanding salaries, saying money was available and that paying workers was the government’s responsibility.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Jonathan Curtiss Sherman Oaks Pros and cons The WNBA has seen a very positive increase the last few years in viewership, ratings and salaries, which is good for them.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The elite can now offer far more, both in wages and trophy-hunting opportunities.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Americans’ very insulation from the wars Washington wages, and the diffuse nature of those wars’ costs, serves to defuse political opposition.
    Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Low supply amounts to higher home prices (and down payment requirements), while higher interest rates raise borrowing costs (and monthly payments).
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The September Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in 16 days.
    Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026

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“Stipends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stipends. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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