as in salaries
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 stipends
The other category payments include bonus incentives, settlements, vacation or sick leave buybacks, stipends, and reimbursements for expenses like mileage or uniforms, according to the city dataset.
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Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Trustees have yet to take a final vote on how to reduce the $181 million deficit, but with campus staff cuts, elementary arts programming and teacher stipends on the list of proposals, community members' swift backlash may foreshadow difficult conversations to come.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026
Anticipating deep cuts to funding for student stipends and training, institutions were forced to reduce or even cancel graduate student admissions for the year.
—Nara Parameswaran, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Not sure the substitute teaching stipends could match that.
—Jay Paris, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
Anika Agrawal, a member of the union’s bargaining team and a PhD student studying natural resources and the environment, said that the rise in fees would negate any increase in stipends the students had received over the last few years.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
About 90% of Heart Village residents were relocated ahead of construction and promised $10,000 stipends, though about a dozen say they were instead served eviction notices, The Star reported in 2021.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026
In November, a panel voted to increase legislative pay to $54,900 from $47,500 and hike stipends for over a dozen legislative leaders.
—Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoma Voice, 19 Mar. 2026
New documents show more than 70,000 people have departed under the initiative, known as Project Homecoming, which provides free flights and stipends of up to $2,600 to those who return to their home countries.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Trustees have yet to take a final vote on how to reduce the $181 million deficit, but with campus staff cuts, elementary arts programming and teacher stipends on the list of proposals, community members' swift backlash may foreshadow difficult conversations to come.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026
Anticipating deep cuts to funding for student stipends and training, institutions were forced to reduce or even cancel graduate student admissions for the year.
—Nara Parameswaran, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Not sure the substitute teaching stipends could match that.
—Jay Paris, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
Anika Agrawal, a member of the union’s bargaining team and a PhD student studying natural resources and the environment, said that the rise in fees would negate any increase in stipends the students had received over the last few years.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
About 90% of Heart Village residents were relocated ahead of construction and promised $10,000 stipends, though about a dozen say they were instead served eviction notices, The Star reported in 2021.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026
In November, a panel voted to increase legislative pay to $54,900 from $47,500 and hike stipends for over a dozen legislative leaders.
—Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoma Voice, 19 Mar. 2026
New documents show more than 70,000 people have departed under the initiative, known as Project Homecoming, which provides free flights and stipends of up to $2,600 to those who return to their home countries.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stipends
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The district currently has the highest average teacher pay in Colorado, with salaries nearing $100,000, which is roughly $20,000 above the state average.—
Sarah Horbacewicz,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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With higher salaries brings higher attention, and the game brought all the fanfare that comes with one-stop sporting events in Kansas City.—
PJ Green
April 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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This cost is nominally shared between employers and employees, but workers bear the real burden through both paycheck deductions and forgone wages.—
Jordan Bruneau,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Before investing millions more yen in robotic experiments, the next policy response might be to meaningfully lift wages as part of a broader effort to restore dignity and status to the work itself.—
Catherine Thorbecke,
Twin Cities,
25 Apr. 2026
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Lower mortgage rates may help unlock more inventory, as homeowners with ultra-low pandemic-era loans may be more willing to give up their cheap monthly payments.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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The recent realignment that added more schools to all four power conferences, reduced restrictions on transfers and the advent of NIL payments all have combined to consolidate the talent at the biggest schools.—
Josh Dubow,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Stipends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stipends. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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