The Grand Inquisitor
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Okay, so far everyone is close but too specific. Jaywalker was closest but lost it when he mentioned clergy. Really it is a fancy way of saying "payment". It can be for services rendered. For example I write tech reviews for a non-profit organization. They pay me but it is called a stipend so it agrees with their grant funding. Stipends associated with scholarships are for expenses associated with school. Faculty are often hired to do something and are paid via stipend. It may have some legal ramifications though my dictionary did not mention this. However, the income received from stipends as a professional are taxable, but those associated with school scholarships is not taxable.
Bottom line is that there is not ONE strict use for the word stipend. It is just a payment of some kind regardless of the profession. |
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Dr Dee
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MOney received monthly or on a regular basis for services rendered, usually like to a lawyer. |
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Marth_59
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its an amount of money you get for doing somthing |
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merrigandesign
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it is a little bit of money. IE living on a stipend. |
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webjnke1
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a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
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duc602
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small payment for services rendered. |
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scramtoad
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A stipend is a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses. |
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jaywalker_69
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A stipend is a fixed pay, salary; retribution for work done. Usually associated with members of the clergy. |
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gumbylhs
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Money given to you for whatever reason usually in the situations of school and grants and scholarships |
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StopfordianJud
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A money payment, wages.
Associated (in England) mainly with the clergy and public officials (e.g. a stipendiary magistrate is one who gets paid) but originally the pay of a soldier. |
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Dushyant
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The Money paid as a part of a Schlarship is called Stipend. |
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Cryogenic_Man
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a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
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art-nerd
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A stipend is like an allowance. For example, say you are a musician on tour. You may get a certain salary, but that doesn't help you when you are on the road and need to buy something. So you are given a 'stipend', which is a nominal amount of money (cash), usually enough for eating out or buying necessities, etc.
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viking_no3
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I think it is some sort of attachment to a legal contract or deal. |
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kitti_bites
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What is this in relation to? Stipends are generally allotments of money going to a specific person, cause, or place. For instance graduate students often receive stipends as a source of income for some assistantship job they perform. |
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SAMO
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A payment made to an individual under a fellowship or training grant in accordance with preestablished levels to provide for the individual's living expenses during the period of training. |
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