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
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.
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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
Not sure the substitute teaching stipends could match that.
—Jay Paris, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
The union said fees have increased at three times the rate stipends have increased over the last four years.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
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
Not sure the substitute teaching stipends could match that.
—Jay Paris, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
The union said fees have increased at three times the rate stipends have increased over the last four years.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stipends
Noun
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The budget became increasingly dependent on taxes paid by the state’s most affluent residents, whose incomes increasingly came from investments rather than salaries.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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The unions and the MTA have been negotiating a new contract since 2023, but talks have stalled over salaries and healthcare.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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The Mandalorian & Grogu production was estimated to have hired 500 crew members, 54 cast members, and 3500 background players for 92 filming days in California and was expected to generate a record-breaking $166,438,000 in qualified expenditures and below-the-line wages.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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On the other side of the Hudson, New Jersey Transit slogged through a three-day strike last year in a fight also predicated on wages.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Campaign counsel Ryan Hughes claimed Becerra’s camp had allegedly failed to notify influencers of their requirement to add disclosures to paid social media posts and disclose those payments in campaign finance reports.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2026
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That is one of the reasons why the financial services firm is signing a partnership with Fanatics to be its official payments partner at select retail and online locations globally, and a presenting sponsor of Fanatics Fest.—
Ian Thomas,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
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“Stipends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stipends. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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