'Stipend' definitions:
Definition of 'stipend'
(from WordNet)
noun
A sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose
Definition of 'Stipend'
From: GCIDE
- Stipend \Sti"pend\, n. [L. stipendium; stips, gen. stipis, a gift, donation, given in small coin + pendere to weigh or pay out.] Settled pay or compensation for services, whether paid daily, monthly, or annually. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Stipend'
From: GCIDE
- Stipend \Sti"pend\, v. t. To pay by settled wages. [R.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'stipend'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- account,
- aid,
- alimony,
- allotment,
- allowance,
- annuity,
- assessment,
- assistance,
- award,
- bill,
- blackmail,
- blood money,
- bounty,
- compensation,
- consideration,
- depletion allowance,
- dole,
- earnings,
- emolument,
- fee,
- fellowship,
- financial assistance,
- financial support,
- footing,
- grant,
- grant-in-aid,
- guaranteed annual income,
- help,
- hire,
- hush money,
- income,
- initiation fee,
- mileage,
- old-age insurance,
- pay,
- payment,
- pecuniary aid,
- pension,
- price support,
- public assistance,
- public welfare,
- reckoning,
- recompense,
- relief,
- remittance,
- remuneration,
- retainer,
- retaining fee,
- retirement benefits,
- reward,
- salary,
- scholarship,
- scot,
- subsidization,
- subsidy,
- subvention,
- support,
- tax benefit,
- tribute,
- welfare,
- welfare aid,
- welfare payments