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- [stahy-pend]
- /ˈstaɪ pɛnd/
- /ˈstaɪ.pend/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stahy-pend]
- /ˈstaɪ pɛnd/
Definitions of stipend word
- noun stipend a periodic payment, especially a scholarship or fellowship allowance granted to a student. 1
- noun stipend fixed or regular pay; salary. 1
- noun stipend church: salary 1
- countable noun stipend A stipend is a sum of money that is paid regularly, especially to a magistrate or a member of the clergy, as a salary or for their living expenses. 0
- countable noun stipend A stipend is a sum of money that is paid to a student for their living expenses. 0
- noun stipend a fixed or regular amount of money paid as a salary or allowance, as to a clergyman 0
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Origin of stipend
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English stipendie < Latin stīpendium soldier's pay, syncopated variant of *stipipendium, equivalent to stipi-, combining form of stips a coin + pend(ere) to weigh out, pay (see pend) + -ium -ium
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Parts of speech for Stipend
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stipend popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stipend usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stipend
noun stipend
- allowance — An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need.
- annuity — An annuity is an investment or insurance policy that pays someone a fixed sum of money each year.
- appropriation — An appropriation is an amount of money that a government or organization reserves for a particular purpose.
- brokerage — A brokerage or a brokerage firm is a company of brokers.
- commission — If you commission something or commission someone to do something, you formally arrange for someone to do a piece of work for you.
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