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
Ultra-Orthodox learners committed to lifelong Torah studies also receive government stipends, among other benefits.
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Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
23 June 2026
Student educational travel companies have paid a $500,000 fine to the state after giving teachers cash stipends and travel rewards for organizing school trips and recruiting student travelers.
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Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
23 June 2026
The researchers also suggest cash stipends or other social protection policies for lower-income families, and livable minimum wage guarantees.
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Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
21 June 2026
Meta says qualified participants can get tuition, airfare, lodging and a daily stipend covered during training.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
23 June 2026
Student educational travel companies have paid a $500,000 fine to the state after giving teachers cash stipends and travel rewards for organizing school trips and recruiting student travelers.
—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
23 June 2026
The researchers also suggest cash stipends or other social protection policies for lower-income families, and livable minimum wage guarantees.
—
Kamala Thiagarajan,
NPR,
21 June 2026
Meta says qualified participants can get tuition, airfare, lodging and a daily stipend covered during training.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for stipend
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stipend
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The Sacramento Kings traded guard Devin Carter and a second-round pick to the Atlanta Hawks for salary cap relief Monday.
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Book deals regularly eclipse Supreme Court justices' $300,000 government salaries.
Noun
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Over the past decade, home prices have risen much faster than wages.
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For this calculation, the institutional research department compared UC graduates’ earnings to out-of-pocket costs for their degrees and the opportunity costs of forgone wages of high school graduates of the same age.
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“Stipend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stipend. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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