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stipend

/ˈstaɪˌpɛnd/

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STY-pend: the first vowel rhymes with “my.”

In STY-pend, the main stress falls on STY. The second syllable has the short e of “pen,” followed by both n and d.

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The fellowship includes a small monthly stipend.

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What does stipend mean?

noun

  1. Some other form of fixed (and generally small) payment occurring at regular intervals, such as an allowance, a pension, or (obsolete) a tax.
  2. A scholarship granted to a student.
More meanings (4)

noun

  1. (archaic) A regular fixed payment made to someone (especially a clergyman, judge, soldier, or teacher) for services provided by them; a salary.
  2. (obsolete) Money which is earned; an income.
  3. (obsolete) A one-off payment for a service provided.

verb

  1. (historical, obsolete) To provide (someone) with a stipend (an allowance, a pension, a salary, etc.).

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈstaɪˌpɛnd/

Pronunciation used in the listening tip.

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It is probable that in very few cases is the retention of stipend or incumbency a conscious dishonesty.
H. G. (Herbert George) WellsGod, the Invisible KingProject Gutenberg ebook #1046
“What with the stipend and being up late, it’s too much for me health.”
Theodore DreiserSister Carrie: A NovelProject Gutenberg ebook #233
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"Tuesday being the day of stipend in these quarters? Nay, say not so!"
Christopher MorleyThe Haunted BookshopProject Gutenberg ebook #172
One day, he chanced to say to Magnon as she handed him his monthly stipend of ten francs: “The father must give them some education.”
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
They took a ready furnished lodging together, for she was above disguise; Jemima insisting on being considered as her house-keeper, and to receive the customary stipend.
Mary WollstonecraftMaria; Or, The Wrongs of WomanProject Gutenberg ebook #134