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stipend

noun

ˈstī-ˌpend

Definition of stipend

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. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 23 June 2026 The grand prize package includes a seven-night Alaska cruise for six adults, three ocean-view cruise rooms, round-trip airfare to Seattle, two-night hotel accommodations in Seattle and a $3,000 travel stipend. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 2 July 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 In 2022, minor-league players unionized and subsequently ratified their first-ever collective bargaining agreement, which included historic pay increases and guaranteed offseason housing stipends and health and retirement benefits. — Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for stipend

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No one expects Moreno to spend like the Dodgers do (and even Walter’s fellow owners want a salary cap in an attempt to stop the Dodgers).

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
That adds up to just $15,080 a year, based on a standard 40-hour workweek—less than a third of the average American’s salary of around $60,000 yearly.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 July 2026

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Over the past decade, home prices have risen much faster than wages.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 3 July 2026
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.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026

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