stipend
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6.7
- noun
- /ˈstaɪpɛnd/
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estipendio
- The teachers of the participating students were asked to volunteer and received a stipend of $50 for their participation.
- receive a stipend
- pay a stipend
- annual stipend
But what I know is a stipend for having more children is not the answer.
- But what I know is a stipend for having more children is not the answer.
- Same is also true for graduate students on their stipends.
- So there are certain schools that I didn't even apply to because I would not be able to afford to live on the graduate stipend that they pay you.
Examples
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The job comes with a $1,500 stipend and a major time commitment... for the next four months.
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Eligible households were offered a small cash stipend for participation.
Academic text (2015) -
So get that back, you know, give us a health stipend if you can.
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So you know, take your students stipend and it's a big number.
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That stipend, some of it is taken off as Social Security, some of it is taxes.
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I will pay you each a monthly stipend of two hundred and fifty dollars.
Fiction book (1997) -
Bea herself, from years of living on a stipend, had elected to save.
Fiction book (1994) -
Teachers and parents were compensated with a small stipend for their time completing measures at each assessment point.
Academic text (2015) -
Parents and teachers each received equal stipends for their participation in the project.
Academic text (1999) -
In that study, each of you was paid a stipend for your contribution.
Synonyms
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1.0
Money you receive for work or services
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1.3
A regular fixed payment from an employer to an employee, usually monthly
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7.6
Money paid to someone for work or services
A regular money payment from a cathedral to a senior church priest
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Etymology
The word stipend comes from the old Latin word stipendium, which meant a 'pay' for a soldier or a 'payment' for service. So a stipend today is a regular, fixed payment given to someone, often to help with living costs while they study or work.