Standard Lemma guide

stipend

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/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈstaɪˌpɛnd/
  • Canada, General-American: /-pənd/
  • Australian: /ˈstɑe̯pend/
  • New-Zealand: [ˈstɑe̯pend]
  • CMU ARPABET: S T AY1 P AH0 N D 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

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Meaning relationships

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Money which is earned; an income.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A one-off payment for a service provided.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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6

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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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