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
There are, however, postseason travel stipends.
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Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
The bill also offered stipends for Pell Grant-eligible students to help with additional expenses, such as transportation and work attire.
—Colby Brennan, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026
The city is looking at cutting these stipends, which could end the program unless the volunteers are interested in doing the same work for free.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
Others are asking employers for transit stipends, hybrid schedules or flexible hours that avoid traffic congestion and reduce fuel consumption.
—Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Elevating Team Members Is Critical for Brothers Through education stipends, tools, training programs, and more, the company ensures that members have opportunities to develop their individual skills and advance in their careers.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
The other category payments include bonus incentives, settlements, vacation or sick leave buybacks, stipends, and reimbursements for expenses like mileage or uniforms, according to the city dataset.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Trustees have yet to take a final vote on how to reduce the $181 million deficit, but with campus staff cuts, elementary arts programming and teacher stipends on the list of proposals, community members' swift backlash may foreshadow difficult conversations to come.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026
Anticipating deep cuts to funding for student stipends and training, institutions were forced to reduce or even cancel graduate student admissions for the year.
—Nara Parameswaran, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
The bill also offered stipends for Pell Grant-eligible students to help with additional expenses, such as transportation and work attire.
—Colby Brennan, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026
The city is looking at cutting these stipends, which could end the program unless the volunteers are interested in doing the same work for free.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
Others are asking employers for transit stipends, hybrid schedules or flexible hours that avoid traffic congestion and reduce fuel consumption.
—Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Elevating Team Members Is Critical for Brothers Through education stipends, tools, training programs, and more, the company ensures that members have opportunities to develop their individual skills and advance in their careers.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
The other category payments include bonus incentives, settlements, vacation or sick leave buybacks, stipends, and reimbursements for expenses like mileage or uniforms, according to the city dataset.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Trustees have yet to take a final vote on how to reduce the $181 million deficit, but with campus staff cuts, elementary arts programming and teacher stipends on the list of proposals, community members' swift backlash may foreshadow difficult conversations to come.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026
Anticipating deep cuts to funding for student stipends and training, institutions were forced to reduce or even cancel graduate student admissions for the year.
—Nara Parameswaran, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stipends
Noun
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In turn, some of the NBA Finals ticket revenue will end up in a pot to be divided up by the league’s roughly 450 players, primarily in the form of their salaries, Matheson said.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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The vast majority of SpaceX employees – many of them engineers who were paid below-market salaries in return for stock – have never had large wealth to manage.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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The money can help cover medical costs, mental health treatment, lost wages, funeral expenses and more — up to $70,000 in lifetime benefits.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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As The Athletic’s Laurie Whitwell has suggested, another loan to the Catalan club would at least help United alleviate the cost of his wages.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Providers must also cover rent or mortgage payments, insurance, food, utilities, supplies, maintenance and regulatory requirements.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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In legal filings, Ohio Medicaid warned that recalculating the payments under the court's interpretation could cost about $285 million more per year than lawmakers originally intended, potentially approaching $1 billion over two budget cycles.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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“Stipends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stipends. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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