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stipend Definition

sti·pend (stīpənd, -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

stipend Synonyms

stipend

n.

wage, gratuity, pension; see allowance 2, pay 2. See syn. study at wage.

stipend Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • receive: The Fellow will receive a stipend of £ 9000.
  • pay: These usually pay a stipend, plus the payment of all tuition fees.
  • carry: Support Costs Each bursary carries a stipend of £ 150 per week, plus a total of £ 500 to cover research expenses.
  • provide: These provide a small stipend for a period of up to 8 weeks in the summer vacation.
  • increase: The increase in tuition fees will even counteract the efforts made to increase the stipend for postgraduate research degrees.
  • include: Eligible costs include a stipend for the resident artist, plus up to £ 2,000 for costs associated with the artist's activity.

Adjective modifier

  • tax-free: Students will receive a tax-free stipend of 12,000 Euro per year.
  • pensionable: The pensionable stipend will be pro rata to £ 35, 670 for a full-time post.
  • ministerial: Acting on behalf of Assembly, Mission Council set the basic ministerial stipend for 1999 at £ 15,600.
  • yearly: In addition he received a yearly stipend for supervising a national lottery.
  • monthly: We will pay a monthly stipend of £ 200 equiv local currency.
  • enhanced: NERC are paying an enhanced stipend, for U.K. students only, starting at £ 16,000 per year.

Modifies a noun

  • payment: The studentships will cover 50 % of the UK fees and also provide a stipend payment.
  • level: At that stage, NERC should work with the other councils to maintain a common minimum stipend level.

Noun used with modifier

  • clergy: On my clergy stipend, need I mention that we won't be qualifying for the top rate of interest?
  • studentship: Funding of students Students are paid stipends based on the Wellcome Trust's own studentship stipend scale [ PDF 14KB ] .
  • maintenance: Please note: A maintenance stipend will not be paid by the Graduate School.
  • travel: For projects requiring less than one month's research at the Center, a travel stipend of $ 750 may be given.

Possessives

  • minister: The minister's stipend is £ 230, derived solely from the seat-rents.

Preposition: of

  • minister: The stipend of the minister is £ 250, with a manse, built in 1813.

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