honorarium
[ on-uh-rair-ee-uh m ]
/ ˌɒn əˈrɛər i əm /
noun, plural hon·o·rar·i·ums, hon·o·rar·i·a [on-uh-rair-ee-uh] /ˌɒn əˈrɛər i ə/.
a payment in recognition of acts or professional services for which custom or propriety forbids a price to be set: The mayor was given a modest honorarium for delivering a speech to our club.
a fee for services rendered by a professional person.
Words nearby honorarium
honorable, honorable discharge, honorable mention, honorable ordinary, honorand, honorarium, honorary, honorary canon, honored, honoree, honorific
Origin of honorarium
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honorarium
/ (ˌɒnəˈrɛərɪəm) /
noun plural -iums or -ia (-ɪə)
a fee paid for a nominally free service
Word Origin for honorarium
C17: from Latin: something presented on being admitted to a post of honour
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