- Stipend
- Stipend Sti"pend, v. t. To pay by settled wages. [R.] [1913 Webster]
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Stipend
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Stipend — • A fixed pay, salary; retribution for work done; the income of an ecclesiastical living Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Stipend Stipend … Catholic encyclopedia
stipend — sti‧pend [ˈstaɪpend] noun [countable] FINANCE an amount of money paid regularly to someone for their services, or as a small salary: • The holder of this office will receive a small annual stipend. * * * stipend UK US /ˈstaɪpend/ noun [C] FINANCE … Financial and business terms
stipend — [stī′pənd, stīpend΄] n. [ME stipende < L stipendium, tax, impost, tribute, contr. < * stipipendum < stips, small coin or a contribution in small coin (< ?) + pendere, to hang, weigh out, pay: see PENDANT] 1. a regular or fixed payment … English World dictionary
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stipend — index alimony, annuity, commission (fee), consideration (recompense), endowment, honorarium, loan … Law dictionary
stipend — early 15c., from L. stipendium tax, pay, gift, from stips alms, small payment + pendere weigh (see PENDANT (Cf. pendant)) … Etymology dictionary
stipend — *wage or wages, salary, fee, emolument, pay, hire Analogous words: remuneration, compensation, recompensing or recompense (see corresponding verbs at PAY) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
stipend — [n] payment for services allowance, award, consideration, emolument, fee, gratuity, hire, pay, pension, salary, take, wage; concept 344 … New thesaurus
stipend — ► NOUN ▪ a fixed regular sum paid as a salary or as expenses to a clergyman, teacher, or public official. ORIGIN Latin stipendium, from stips wages + pendere to pay … English terms dictionary
stipend — n. 1) to receive a stipend 2) to pay a stipend 3) a modest stipend (to live on a modest stipend) * * * [ staɪpend] to pay a stipend to receive a stipend a modest stipend (to live on a modest stipend) … Combinatory dictionary
