STIPEND in a Sentence

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Example sentences for STIPEND, such as:

1. There is a nominal stipend for this position, it is a good job for you.
2. Mr. Bounderby being a bachelor, an elderly lady presided over his establishment, in consideration of a certain annual stipend.

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 Meanings and Examples of STIPEND
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stipend
 n.  fixed and regular payment, such as salary for services or allowance.
Classic Sentence:
1  Mr. Bounderby being a bachelor, an elderly lady presided over his establishment, in consideration of a certain annual stipend.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER V
2  So, she appropriated the greater part of the weekly stipend to her own use, and consigned the rising parochial generation to even a shorter allowance than was originally provided for them.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
3  The fact is, they have no other attraction or reason for keeping the field than a trifle of stipend, which is not sufficient to make them willing to die for you.
The Prince By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII — HOW MANY KINDS OF SOLDIERY THERE ARE, AND C...
Example Sentence:
1  There is a nominal stipend for this position, it is a good job for you.
2  He moved to Berkeley as usage surged, taking a $750-a-month stipend for food and the occasional matinee movie.