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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sti•pend /ˈstaɪpɛnd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Educationa payment, esp. to a student:a small stipend to buy books.
- fixed or regular pay;
salary:an annual stipend. See -pend-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sti•pend (stī′pend),USA pronunciation n. - Educationa periodic payment, esp. a scholarship or fellowship allowance granted to a student.
- fixed or regular pay;
salary.
- 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
- late Middle English stipendie 1400–50
sti′pend•less, adj. - 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See pay. 1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stipend /ˈstaɪpɛnd/ n - a fixed or regular amount of money paid as a salary or allowance, as to a clergyman
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French stipende, from Latin stīpendium tax, from stips a contribution + pendere to pay out |