as in salary
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services
the stipend you'll receive as an intern will just barely cover your housing costs
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Recent Examples of stipend
Noem on May 5 began offering migrants $1,000 stipends and free plane tickets to deport themselves.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 7 May 2025
Trump Admin offering migrants $1,000 stipend to self-deport Robby Soave and Lindsey Granger discuss Trump administration offering undocumented migrants a $1,000 stipend to move back to their home countries.
—The Hill, 6 May 2025
For veterans in the apprenticeship program, there are ongoing monthly housing stipends.
—Ariel Diaz, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
The majority of Homefront’s donations had previously come from the church and were used to pay rent to the church for the houses’ mortgages, utilities and a small stipend for Stith.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2025
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 7 May 2025
Trump Admin offering migrants $1,000 stipend to self-deport Robby Soave and Lindsey Granger discuss Trump administration offering undocumented migrants a $1,000 stipend to move back to their home countries.
—The Hill, 6 May 2025
For veterans in the apprenticeship program, there are ongoing monthly housing stipends.
—Ariel Diaz, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
The majority of Homefront’s donations had previously come from the church and were used to pay rent to the church for the houses’ mortgages, utilities and a small stipend for Stith.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stipend
Noun
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The two have grown close in the months since Fried signed an eight-year, $218 million deal with the Yankees, which slightly bested Rodón’s $27 million average annual salary.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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Currently, City Council members’ and the mayor’s salaries are determined by the four-member Salary Setting Commission, which operates independently.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Once those discussions are completed and a club has decided on their preferred target, the sporting director and the player’s agent will attempt to come to a deal in principle on personal terms — wages, bonuses, et cetera.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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From the flimsy healthcare system, infertility, low wages, relationships and euthanasia.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
14 June 2025
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“Stipend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stipend. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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