stipends

plural of stipend

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Recent Examples of stipends 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 Backup child care, more predictable scheduling, child care stipends, and partnerships with local providers helped employees stay at work while reducing costly turnover. Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 29 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 The tribe will offer $15,000 stipends for down payment assistance for members slightly above the income threshold, Dunbar said. Courtney Bell, Oklahoma Voice, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stipends
Noun
  • That’s how much LIV has paid its players in tournament winnings, salaries and bonuses since its first tournament in 2022.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • The salaries Golden State paid out to Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda and Nadia Fingall as the replacement players for Rupert don’t count toward the cap, so the Valkyries have enough breathing room underneath.
    Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • Sudden closures and delays in wages and severance pay have also prompted street protests and clashes with authorities, with the minimum wage still a persistent flashpoint.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
  • Businesses could also face higher borrowing costs which could lead to stagnant wages and pricier goods and services for consumers.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • The subsidy headlined a gaudy incentive package offering property and sales tax exemptions, discount electricity and payments for infrastructure in exchange for about 9,000 jobs.
    Mark Dee August 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, reports have emerged of a minor vulnerability affecting the Bitkey bitcoin hardware wallet developed by Jack Dorsey’s Block payments company.
    Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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“Stipends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stipends. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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