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
The California Education Code authorizes a monthly stipend of $400 for board members in a school district which averages daily attendance for the prior school year of 25,000 or less, but more than 10,000, according to the district.
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
The Graduate Research Fellowship Program award comes with an annual stipend of $37,000 for three years, giving him major street cred in an academic system where securing funding can make or break careers.
—Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 30 Jan. 2026
Not only is the program free, but participants will also receive a stipend, according to Rowell.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Russia and China, which have the second and fifth most Olympic wins, provide retirement stipends or pensions to their Olympians, the Wall Street Journal reported.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
The Graduate Research Fellowship Program award comes with an annual stipend of $37,000 for three years, giving him major street cred in an academic system where securing funding can make or break careers.
—Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 30 Jan. 2026
Not only is the program free, but participants will also receive a stipend, according to Rowell.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Russia and China, which have the second and fifth most Olympic wins, provide retirement stipends or pensions to their Olympians, the Wall Street Journal reported.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stipend
Noun
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Baseball owners, with Dick Monfort playing a prominent role as a hawk in labor negotiations, are expected to lock out the players after this season, seeking a salary cap, believing that is the only reason the Dodgers win.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
12 Feb. 2026
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That name change also came several months after Adtalem settled lawsuits with both the FTC and the Education Department over charges related to DeVry’s post-graduate job and salary claims.—
Ian Thomas,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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Real wages fell for 11 consecutive months year-on-year in 2025, and on a yearly basis, real wages have fallen every year since 2022.—
CNBC.com staff,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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The company also has some of the lowest employee turnover rates in the retail industry, driven in part by offering wages above its competitors.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Stipend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stipend. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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