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stipend

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  1. wage                  
 
sti.pend \'sti--.pend, -.p*nd\ n [alter. of ME stipendy, fr. L stipendium, 
   fr. stip-, stips] gift + pendere to weigh, pay - more at PENDANT : a fixed 
   sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expense s