stipend
noun
a periodic payment, especially a scholarship or fellowship allowance granted to a student.
stipends
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pluralof stipend.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He’d explore student stipends as a way to make community college more affordable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
As the ultra-Orthodox community becomes bigger, so has the debate around the expense of supporting them with stipends so they can devote themselves to full-time religious study.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Perhaps — if such a program were enacted at the federal level — the brilliant idea of targeting Medicaid coverage could be combined with some opt-in option, perhaps with smaller stipends.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
The Transportation Department’s Maritime Administration also requested $168 million to more than double funding for a program that pays stipends to private companies that operate U.S.-flagged tankers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
The brokers wait eagerly for defectors to graduate from the settlement center and begin receiving monthly stipends from the government.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
