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Samerrustom Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

monthly stipend VS Salary

What is the difference between the above please?
  

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The main difference is that you can live for years in an English-speaking country without hearing the word 'stipend'. It's very rare. It also has some meanings other than 'salary'.

— Clive

  • The main difference is that you can live for years in an English-speaking country without hearing the word 'stipend'.
  • It's very rare.
  • It also has some meanings other than 'salary'.
  • Check a dictionary, please.
  • Clive
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The main difference is that you can live for years in an English-speaking country without hearing the word 'stipend'. It's very rare.
It also has some meanings other than 'salary'. Check a dictionary, please.

Clive
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It is really a big shock for me to hear that.
I read that word while I was reading an article about a scholarship to France.
Your correction will be appreciated.
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In the US (Clive is Canadian), the word "stipend" is quite frequently heard in academic and church contexts. This is a temporary, and very minimal, payment to someone. "Salary" would mean a quite substantial payment to someone for a career-type of job that is intended to be permanent. A stipend on the other hand is a very minimal sum that is for a temporary period only.
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You might also like to look at the word honorarium.

Clive
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