stipend

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sti·pend /ˈstaɪpend/ noun [countableC] formal

MONEYEARNan amount of money paid regularly to someone, especially a priest, as a salary or as money to live on 〔尤指给牧师的〕薪俸，生活津贴

Examples from the Corpus

stipend• The holder of the office should receive a small annual stipend and a grace-and-favour apartment in Admiralty Arch.• They draw stipends from the national federation and most players have apparel contracts.• They work full time during the summer, earning stipends of $ 170 a week.• He also introduced the Marlborough stipend system - but, unprecedently, for untried artists.• For much of his Mastership the stipend paid by the Company actually fell below the far from lavish £10 to only £9.• The stipend of the professorship is at present £34,467 perannum.• Nakamatsu got $ 20,000 in cash and a travel stipend.

From Longman Business Dictionary

stipendsti·pend /ˈstaɪpend/ noun [countableC]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.

Origin stipend

(1400-1500) Latin stipendium, from stips “gift” + pendere “to weigh, pay”

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