stipends

noun

plural of stipend
as in salaries
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 stipends Jackson County approved money that will pay for supplies and pay stipends to the artists and students doing the work, said Mendez. — Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026 Reimbursements and stipends for wellness programs such as gym memberships, wearables, personal training and nutrition services may also be available. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2026 The state rejected items that could affect the budget, such as the union’s ask for a 20% raise spread across three years and stipends for those required to work in person. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Where possible, governments should provide stipends, child care, translation, disability access, and digital and in-person routes. — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 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 Inside the company, leaders launched an emergency response plan for workers whose lives had been upended, including immediate financial stipends, emergency housing assistance and around-the-clock support resources. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stipends
  1. salaries
  2. wages
  3. payments
Noun
  • There was apparently no money left for fuel, provisions, or crew salaries.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
  • All of that said, getting salaries with Porzingis to match likely would require hampering the Heat rotation elsewhere.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of salaries
Noun
  • Its Office of Health Care Affordability sets enforceable cost‑growth targets for the whole sector and for individual organizations, with fines beginning in 2028 and a goal of holding growth near 3%, in line with wages.
    — Paul Markovich, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026
  • What readers are saying The comments reflect skepticism and frustration about the feasibility of saving a year's worth of expenses, especially given the current economic challenges such as low wages, high living costs, and job market difficulties.
    — Maurie Backman, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of wages
Noun
  • The first round of November Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in three days.
    — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The feature can analyze account balances, transactions, spending patterns and upcoming payments, helping users understand their finances without manually checking multiple banking apps.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of payments

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“Stipends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stipends. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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