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stipend definition

sti·pend (stī′pənd, -pend′)

noun

  1. a regular or fixed payment for services, as a salary
  2. any periodic payment, as a pension or allowance

Etymology: ME stipende < L stipendium, tax, impost, tribute, contr. < *stipipendum < stips, small coin or a contribution in small coin (< ?) + pendere, to hang, weigh out, pay: see pendant

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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