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STIPEND
stipend
(noun) a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
stipend (plural stipends)
A scholarship granted to a student.
A fixed payment, generally small and occurring at regular intervals; a modest allowance.
Synonyms
• allowance
Coordinate terms
• pocket money
Verb
stipend (third-person singular simple present stipends, present participle stipending, simple past and past participle stipended)
(now rare) To provide (someone) with a stipend.
Anagrams
• dip nets, dipnets, dispent
Source: Wiktionary
Sti"pend, n. Etym: [L. stipendium; stips, gen. stipis, a gift, donation, given in small coin + pendere to weigh or pay out.]
Definition: Settled pay or compensation for services, whether paid daily, monthly, or annually.
Sti"pend, v. t.
Definition: To pay by settled wages. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AMISS
(adverb) in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; “if you think him guilty you judge amiss”; “he spoke amiss”; “no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly”
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