STIPEND

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("stipend" is a kind of...):

regular payment (a payment made at regular times)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stipend"):

prebend (the stipend assigned by a cathedral to a canon)

Derivation:

stipendiary (pertaining to or of the nature of a stipend or allowance)

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