stipend

[stahy-pend]

noun

1. a periodic payment, especially a scholarship or fellowship allowance granted to a student.

2. fixed or regular pay; salary.

stipend

/ ˈstaɪpɛnd /

noun

1. a fixed or regular amount of money paid as a salary or allowance, as to a clergyman

Other Word Forms

• stipendless adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stipend¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English stipendie, from Latin stīpendium “soldier's pay,” syncopated variant of *stipipendium, equivalent to stipi-, combining form of stips a coin + pend(ere) “to weigh out, pay” ( pend ) + -ium noun suffix ( -ium )

Word History and Origins

Origin of stipend¹

C15: from Old French stipende, from Latin stīpendium tax, from stips a contribution + pendere to pay out

Synonym Study

See pay ¹.

Example Sentences

It is the first time in the biennial tournament's 98-year history that players have received a stipend.

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In May, the Department of Homeland Security began offering people without documentation a $1,000 stipend and travel assistance to leave the country voluntarily.

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With no regular government or Church of England funding "beyond clergy stipends", they said they "rely on the generosity of our visitors".

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The money funds research into cancer, math, brain science and other areas, and helps pay for graduate student stipends and tuition as well as lab upkeep.

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Doctoral and postdoctoral students, whose tuition and living expenses are often funded by grants in exchange for lab work, are rushing to speed up their graduation plans before stipends become depleted.

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Related Words

• allowance 
• fee 
• gratuity 
• pension 
• salary 
• wage