Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a sum of money allotted on a regular basis;
usually for some specific purpose;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Stipend \Sti"pend\, v. t.
To pay by settled wages. [R.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Stipend \Sti"pend\, n. [L. stipendium; stips, gen. stipis, a
gift, donation, given in small coin + pendere to weigh or pay
out.]
Settled pay or compensation for services, whether paid daily,
monthly, or annually.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
stipend
n 1: a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for
some specific purpose