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
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  1. salaries
  2. wages
  3. payments
Noun
  • The list identifies 93 federal employees, sharing their full names, salaries, employment histories and pictures of their faces.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The union appears to be the main supporter of the proposal and says the restrictions would prevent excessive spending on executive salaries, fundraisers and other administrative expenses.
    — Times staff, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of salaries
Noun
  • The president has touted billions of dollars in federal investment projects as evidence of prosperity and pointed to rising wages in the manufacturing sector as evidence of an economic turnaround.
    — Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Similar disruptions have spread steadily across Bangladesh’s industrial zones since August, driven by sudden factory shutdowns, widespread layoffs and employers’ failure to pay wages and other dues.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of wages
Noun
  • For now, merchants that want to accept agentic payments should be tracking these developments and ensuring their own systems are set up to work with these protocols.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Congress should pass legislation that ensures predictable payments that reflect fair market rates and removes incentives to exploit arbitration while preserving strong protections against surprise bills.
    — Christian Swann, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of payments

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“Stipends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stipends. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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