Synonyms

stipend

American

[stahy-pend] / ˈstaɪ pɛnd /

noun

a periodic payment, especially a scholarship or fellowship allowance granted to a student.
fixed or regular pay; salary.

stipend British

/ ˈstaɪpɛnd /

noun

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

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Related Words

See pay ¹.

Other Word Forms

stipendless adjective

Etymology

Origin of stipend

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 )

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Example Sentences

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Russia and China both provide retirement stipends or pensions to their Olympians.

From The Wall Street Journal

EU lawmakers could employ assistants with the monthly staffing stipend the parliament gave them -- which was 21,379 euros in 2024, he said.

From Barron's

He offered cash stipends of $7 a month to alleviate their hardship.

From The Wall Street Journal

The research was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and Canada Research Chair research stipends.

From Science Daily

Olympic & Paralympic Committee stipend for most of his living and training expenses.

From Los Angeles Times

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