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honorarium

hon·o·rar·i·um
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [on-uh-rair-ee-uh m]
    • /ˌɒn əˈrɛər i əm/
    • /ˌɒn.əˈreə.ri.əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on-uh-rair-ee-uh m]
    • /ˌɒn əˈrɛər i əm/

Definitions of honorarium word

  • noun plural honorarium a payment in recognition of acts or professional services for which custom or propriety forbids a price to be set: The mayor was given a modest honorarium for delivering a speech to our club. 1
  • noun plural honorarium a fee for services rendered by a professional person. 1
  • noun honorarium A payment given for professional services that are rendered nominally without charge. 1
  • noun honorarium honorary payment 1
  • countable noun honorarium An honorarium is a fee that someone receives for doing something which is not a normal part of their job, for example giving a talk. 0
  • noun honorarium a fee paid for a nominally free service 0

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Origin of honorarium

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Latin honōrārium fee paid on taking office, noun use of neuter of honōrārius honorary

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Parts of speech for Honorarium

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

honorarium popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for honorarium

noun honorarium

  • pay — to coat or cover (seams, a ship's bottom, etc.) with pitch, tar, or the like.
  • gratuity — a gift of money, over and above payment due for service, as to a waiter or bellhop; tip.
  • tip — Eugene (Gladstone) 1888–1953, U.S. playwright: Nobel prize 1936.
  • compensation — Compensation is money that someone who has experienced loss or suffering claims from the person or organization responsible, or from the state.
  • reward — a sum of money offered for the detection or capture of a criminal, the recovery of lost or stolen property, etc.

Antonyms for honorarium

noun honorarium

  • penalty — a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.

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