stipend
[ stahy-pend ]
/ ˈstaɪ pɛnd /
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noun
a periodic payment, especially a scholarship or fellowship allowance granted to a student.
fixed or regular pay; salary.
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Origin of stipend
synonym study for stipend
1, 2. See pay1.
OTHER WORDS FROM stipend
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British Dictionary definitions for stipend
stipend
/ (ˈstaɪpɛnd) /
noun
a fixed or regular amount of money paid as a salary or allowance, as to a clergyman
Word Origin for stipend
C15: from Old French stipende, from Latin stīpendium tax, from stips a contribution + pendere to pay out
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