stipend
Some other form of fixed payment occurring at regular intervals, such as an allowance,…Some other form of fixed (and generally small) payment occurring at regular intervals, such as an allowance, a pension, or (obsolete) a tax.
» In some countries, undergraduate students receive a stipend to help pay for living expenses.
Meaning
5 senses(broadly)Some other form of fixed (and generally small) payment occurring at regular intervals, such as an allowance, a pension, or (obsolete) a tax.
My stipend for doing public service is barely enough to cover living expenses.
(broadly)A scholarship granted to a student.
стипе́ндияstipéndija
(archaic)A regular fixed payment made to someone (especially a clergyman, judge, soldier, or teacher) for services provided by them; a salary.
Stipendium, Besoldung, Gehalt
посо́биеposóbije
(obsolete)Money which is earned; an income.
(obsolete)A one-off payment for a service provided.
- a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose
Examples
4 sentencesIn some countries, undergraduate students receive a stipend to help pay for living expenses.
We're all on stipends.
Each year, three emerging artists receive a stipend and studio space in the museum to work without interruption for a full year.
Yanni increased Rima's stipend.
Translations
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Origin
The noun is derived from Late Middle English stipend, stipende (“salary, wage”) [and otherThe noun is derived from Late Middle English stipend, stipende (“salary, wage”) [and other forms], from Old French stipende, stipendie, from Latin stīpendium (“contribution; dues; impost, tax; tribute; military pay or stipend; military service”), from *stipipendium, *stippendium, from stips (“alms; contribution, donation, gift”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steyp- (“erect; stiff”)) + pendere (the present active infinitive of pendō (“to cause to hang down or suspend; to weigh, weigh out; (hence) to pay”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to pull; to spin; to stretch”)) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns).
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