stipend

American  

[stahy-pend] / ˈstaɪ pɛnd /

noun

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

2. fixed or regular pay; salary.

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stipend British  

/ ˈstaɪpɛnd /

noun

1. 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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• stipend vs. salary

Example Sentences

Schmidt adds that hanging on to the end yielded a professional-development stipend as part of her exit package, which she used to enroll in an AI-certificate course.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many schools now offer support services and fellowships that can provide financial compensation in the form of stipends, largely due to the organizing efforts of previous generations of undocumented students, Carbajal-Ramos said.

From Los Angeles Times

“It comes out of my huge stipend at the end of the season,” Guzman said.

From Los Angeles Times

CSU’s chancellor, vice chancellors and university presidents will also receive enhanced retirement benefits and housing stipends for campus presidents will be increased.

From Los Angeles Times

Over the past half-century it became standard for doctoral programs at elite institutions to offer full scholarships and modest stipends.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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