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
Through MakeMyMove, an online marketplace, towns, cities and regions connect with professionals and remote workers by providing relocation packages that may include cash stipends and down-payment assistance.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
According to the Trinidad and Tobago Guardian, Turkey is offering — in addition to monthly stipends — a $500,000 signing fee each to Stona, Campbell, Pinnock and Hibbert — and to Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili, who is also switching.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Choice Zone schools receive additional funding from JCPS in the way of teacher salary stipends and supplemental funds that can be spent on initiatives that improve the culture and climate for staff and enhance student experiences.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
My PhD was fully funded with tuition waivers and varying stipends per year from a combination of fellowships, scholarships, and teaching or research assistantships.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 22 Aug. 2025
Holm shared the story of a man managing prescription plans for ten relatives who, in a two-minute CheckRx session, found a new plan that cut costs dramatically for his family and offered grocery stipends.
—Paul Klein, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
At the time, its leaders said their top priorities were increasing the stipends that doctors in training receive while providing care to patients, along with ensuring the university couldn’t cut the union out of conversations affecting its members.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
Indeed, prize money for the losers in the qualifying rounds was boosted by 66% between 2019 and 2021, and additional support for all players—in the form of travel stipends, lodging and racket stringing—was introduced in 2023.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The mayor’s reinvestments included hiring bonuses, temporary housing stipends for recruits living outside the city limits, expansions of the vehicle take-home program, and tuition reimbursements.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2025
Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
According to the Trinidad and Tobago Guardian, Turkey is offering — in addition to monthly stipends — a $500,000 signing fee each to Stona, Campbell, Pinnock and Hibbert — and to Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili, who is also switching.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Choice Zone schools receive additional funding from JCPS in the way of teacher salary stipends and supplemental funds that can be spent on initiatives that improve the culture and climate for staff and enhance student experiences.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
My PhD was fully funded with tuition waivers and varying stipends per year from a combination of fellowships, scholarships, and teaching or research assistantships.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 22 Aug. 2025
Holm shared the story of a man managing prescription plans for ten relatives who, in a two-minute CheckRx session, found a new plan that cut costs dramatically for his family and offered grocery stipends.
—Paul Klein, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
At the time, its leaders said their top priorities were increasing the stipends that doctors in training receive while providing care to patients, along with ensuring the university couldn’t cut the union out of conversations affecting its members.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
Indeed, prize money for the losers in the qualifying rounds was boosted by 66% between 2019 and 2021, and additional support for all players—in the form of travel stipends, lodging and racket stringing—was introduced in 2023.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The mayor’s reinvestments included hiring bonuses, temporary housing stipends for recruits living outside the city limits, expansions of the vehicle take-home program, and tuition reimbursements.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stipends
Noun
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This is largely because cap charges associated with bonuses, unlike cap charges from base salaries, can be prorated across up to five years.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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In terms of pay, salaries typically range from $75,000 to $120,000 in the US, and £55,000 to £85,000 in the UK.—
Andrew Fennell,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Boomers bought homes when prices were low and wages were steady.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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That tends to lead to lower wages, more concentration of wealth and power.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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More than 15% of all new car payments, including both loans and leases, are more than $1,000 a month, a record share, according to Experian.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Berger also said that Brown would not have been on the train if Charlotte had enforced fare payments on light rail.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Stipends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stipends. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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