noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈstaɪpɛnd/
Received-Pronunciation:/-pn̩d/
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Canada, General-American:/ˈstaɪˌpɛnd/
Canada, General-American:/-pənd/
Australian:/ˈstɑe̯pend/
New-Zealand:[ˈstɑe̯pend]
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A regular fixed payment made to someone (especially a clergyman, judge, soldier, or teacher) for services provided by them; a salary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Some other form of fixed (and generally small) payment occurring at regular intervals, such as an allowance, a pension, or (obsolete) a tax.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Examples
My stipend for doing public service is barely enough to cover living expenses.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A scholarship granted to a student.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Topics: education
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Money which is earned; an income.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A one-off payment for a service provided.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 6
To provide (someone) with a stipend (an allowance, a pension, a salary, etc.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, obsolete, transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: regular payment
Narrower terms: prebend
History
Etymology
The noun is derived from Late Middle English stipend, stipende (“salary, wage”) [and other forms], from Old French stipende, stipendie, from Latin stīpendium (“contribution; dues; impost, tax; tribute; military pay or stipend; military service”), from *stipipendium, *stippendium, from stips (“alms; contribution, donation, gift”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steyp- (“erect; stiff”)) + pendere (the present active infinitive of pendō (“to cause to hang down or suspend; to weigh, weigh out; (hence) to pay”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to pull; to spin; to stretch”)) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns). The verb is derived from the noun. Cognates * Italian stipendio * Portuguese estipêndio * Spanish estipendio
Across languages
Translations
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
նպաստ
(npast)
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Armenian:
թոշակ
(tʻošak)
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Bengali:
মাশহরা
(maśhora)
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Finnish:
korvaus
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Finnish:
palkkio
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
French:
rente
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
French:
pension
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
French:
solde
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
French:
salaire
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
German:
Stipendium
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
German:
Besoldung
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
German:
Gehalt
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Greek:
μισθός
(misthós)
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Hindi:
वृत्तिका
(vŕttikā)
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Hungarian:
illetmény
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Icelandic:
framfærslufé
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Icelandic:
lífeyrir
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Icelandic:
styrkur
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Italian:
stipendio
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Italian:
onorario
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Italian:
paga
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Italian:
paghetta
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Italian:
salario
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Kazakh:
жәрдемақы
(järdemaqy)
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Korean:
봉급
(bonggeup)
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Korean:
급료
(geumnyo)
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Korean:
수당
(sudang)
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Latin:
stipendium
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Norwegian Bokmål:
stipend
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Norwegian Nynorsk:
stipend
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Persian:
مقرری
(moqarrari)
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Persian:
ورستاد
(varestâd)
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Polish:
pensja
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Portuguese:
estipêndio
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Russian:
посо́бие
(posóbije)
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Scottish Gaelic:
tuarasdal
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Spanish:
estipendio
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Spanish:
salario
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Spanish:
semanada
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Thai:
เบี้ยเลี้ยง
— regular fixed payment made to someone for services provided by them — see also salary
Polish:
pobory
— some other form of fixed (and generally small) payment occurring at regular intervals
French:
bourse
— scholarship granted to a student — see also scholarship
Icelandic:
námsstyrkur
— scholarship granted to a student — see also scholarship
Norwegian Bokmål:
stipend
— scholarship granted to a student — see also scholarship
Norwegian Nynorsk:
stipend
— scholarship granted to a student — see also scholarship
Polish:
stypendium
— scholarship granted to a student — see also scholarship
Russian:
стипе́ндия
(stipéndija)
— scholarship granted to a student — see also scholarship