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DictionarystipendRegular payment
noun

stipend

STY-pend/ˈstaɪpend/

A fixed regular payment for work, training, or living expenses.

The fellowship provides a monthly stipend for living expenses.

A compact three-month sequence shows the same mature student receiving an identical modest payment while continuing his studies, making both regular recurrence and fixed amount visible.
Etymology
stiLatinsmall payment; contribution
+pendLatinto weigh; pay

The payment element combines with a verb meaning both to weigh and to pay. Their compound denoted pay, including soldiers’ wages, connecting stipend with a regular allowance.

In context

ESPN4:13
a hundred and twenty five thousand dollars a year stipend and you could go you'd be assigned to a G League team
Jalen Green will make over $500,000 in G League development program - Woj | NBA Countdown

More examples

  • Interns receive a small stipend during the summer.
  • Her stipend covers rent but little else.
  • The organization increases stipends for its trainees.

Forms

stipend · stipends

Similar words

salary
Usually regular employment pay rather than a limited allowance for training or support.
allowance
An allowance provides a regular sum for expenses; a stipend often accompanies training, study, or a service role.