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
Duffy now worries that the current pool of candidates at the FAA’s academy in Oklahoma City may dwindle when student stipends run out next week.
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Eve Chen, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Among other things, the model involves offering stipends to attract highly effective teachers to underperforming campuses.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025
The program has been seen as a success – a study found recipients of the $500-per-month stipends saw improvements in employment, physical health and emotional well-being.
—Kate Wolffe
october 17, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
One part of the plan is to pay $1,500 stipends to teachers who do the training.
—Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Provide wraparound supports that help first-job entrants persist through the hardest months, including transport stipends, structured mentoring, and mental-health resources.
—Jennifer Moss, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Judin’s first post-collegiate job was an unpaid internship operations assistant with the WNBA’s Chicago Sky, in which his lone compensation came in the form of $10-to-$15 stipends typically given by opposing coaches.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The question that resonated was how to effectively roll out upskilling and training, whether to provide stipends for employees to enroll in external programs and how to integrate these initiatives into performance and growth plans.
—Craig Costigan, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The district has also invested $70 million in racial equity funds in the last two years; $30 million on new curriculum materials; $14 million on its internal police force; and $12 million on transportation stipends for magnet students.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Sep. 2025
Eve Chen, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Among other things, the model involves offering stipends to attract highly effective teachers to underperforming campuses.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025
The program has been seen as a success – a study found recipients of the $500-per-month stipends saw improvements in employment, physical health and emotional well-being.
—Kate Wolffe
october 17, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
One part of the plan is to pay $1,500 stipends to teachers who do the training.
—Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Provide wraparound supports that help first-job entrants persist through the hardest months, including transport stipends, structured mentoring, and mental-health resources.
—Jennifer Moss, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Judin’s first post-collegiate job was an unpaid internship operations assistant with the WNBA’s Chicago Sky, in which his lone compensation came in the form of $10-to-$15 stipends typically given by opposing coaches.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The question that resonated was how to effectively roll out upskilling and training, whether to provide stipends for employees to enroll in external programs and how to integrate these initiatives into performance and growth plans.
—Craig Costigan, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The district has also invested $70 million in racial equity funds in the last two years; $30 million on new curriculum materials; $14 million on its internal police force; and $12 million on transportation stipends for magnet students.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stipends
Noun
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Public schools in particular have become so reliant on bond sales to fund salaries and services that overall school debt more than doubled from 2002 to 2019, rising to $500 billion.—
Michael Waters,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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The high cost of education also discourage graduates from entering public or rural practice, where salaries are typically lower.—
Sixteen Ramos,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In India, farmers, builders and factory workers are losing wages and facing health risks due to unbearable heat.—
Vanessa Kerry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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That's a function of the immigrant round-ups, and leaves little room for wages to settle down.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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The administration had asked the court to block full payments while its appeal played out.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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Kolfage is alleged to have used the funds to pay for home renovations, make payments on a boat, and purchase a luxury sports utility vehicle, cosmetic surgery and to pay off credit card debt and personal tax liabilities.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Stipends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stipends. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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