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
Anticipating deep cuts to funding for student stipends and training, institutions were forced to reduce or even cancel graduate student admissions for the year.
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Nara Parameswaran, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Not sure the substitute teaching stipends could match that.
—Jay Paris, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
Anika Agrawal, a member of the union’s bargaining team and a PhD student studying natural resources and the environment, said that the rise in fees would negate any increase in stipends the students had received over the last few years.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
About 90% of Heart Village residents were relocated ahead of construction and promised $10,000 stipends, though about a dozen say they were instead served eviction notices, The Star reported in 2021.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026
In November, a panel voted to increase legislative pay to $54,900 from $47,500 and hike stipends for over a dozen legislative leaders.
—Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoma Voice, 19 Mar. 2026
New documents show more than 70,000 people have departed under the initiative, known as Project Homecoming, which provides free flights and stipends of up to $2,600 to those who return to their home countries.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Generally, MiEarly Apprentice participants earn a minimum of $38,000 a year, including wages and stipends.
—CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Over $219,000 went toward meeting expenses, including nearly $56,000 for food; more than $66,000 for lodging; and about $69,500 for panelist reimbursements and daily stipends.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Nara Parameswaran, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Not sure the substitute teaching stipends could match that.
—Jay Paris, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
Anika Agrawal, a member of the union’s bargaining team and a PhD student studying natural resources and the environment, said that the rise in fees would negate any increase in stipends the students had received over the last few years.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
About 90% of Heart Village residents were relocated ahead of construction and promised $10,000 stipends, though about a dozen say they were instead served eviction notices, The Star reported in 2021.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026
In November, a panel voted to increase legislative pay to $54,900 from $47,500 and hike stipends for over a dozen legislative leaders.
—Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoma Voice, 19 Mar. 2026
New documents show more than 70,000 people have departed under the initiative, known as Project Homecoming, which provides free flights and stipends of up to $2,600 to those who return to their home countries.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Generally, MiEarly Apprentice participants earn a minimum of $38,000 a year, including wages and stipends.
—CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Over $219,000 went toward meeting expenses, including nearly $56,000 for food; more than $66,000 for lodging; and about $69,500 for panelist reimbursements and daily stipends.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stipends
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Lee’s Summit tax levy Voters in the Lee’s Summit school district are deciding on whether to approve a tax levy that will be used to increase teacher salaries.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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On average, teachers earn lower salaries at Oakland Unified than in any other school district in Alameda County, according to data compiled by the Oakland Education Association teachers union.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Once a creditor clears the legal prerequisites, nothing prevents them from simultaneously directing a writ to your employer to garnish your wages and a separate writ to your bank to freeze the cash in your account.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Across the unions, negotiations have centered on wages, staffing and working conditions.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Access to fuel, machinery and transportation routes often requires payments in gold to authorities or armed networks, embedding illicit production in the supply chain.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Another foundation in their name also did not make direct payments to the group during that time, according to its tax records.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Stipends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stipends. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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