Stipend

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈstʌɪpÉ›nd/
• US IPA: /ˈstaɪ.pɨnd/, /ˈstaɪ.pÉ›nd/

Origin

From Middle French stipende.

Full definition of stipend

Noun

1. a fixed payment, generally small and occurring at regular intervals; a modest allowanceMy stipend for doing public service is barely enough to cover living expenses.

Synonyms

• allowance

Coordinate terms

• pocket money

Derived terms

• stipendiary

Verb

1. (now rare) To provide (someone) with a stipend.
• 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 122:As well as enjoying links in the royal court, he was said to stipend some 200 individuals in the city of Paris to spread favourable news stories about himself.