stipendiary
/'staipendjəri/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Receiving a regular payment for services: Describes a person who receives a fixed, regular payment, typically a salary or stipend, for their work or position.
- Involving or requiring payment: Describes work, services, or a position for which money is paid.
Noun:
- A person who receives a stipend or salary: Someone whose services are remunerated with a regular payment.
- (UK, specific) A stipendiary magistrate: A professional, paid magistrate appointed to deal with cases, especially in police courts.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- The position is stipendiary, offering a fixed annual salary and benefits.
- He transitioned from a volunteer role to a stipendiary one within the organization.
Noun:
- The stipendiary presented the findings of the inquiry.
- The case was heard before a stipendiary magistrate in London.
Advanced Usage
- "stipendiary magistrate": A specific term in British law for a professional, salaried magistrate with legal qualifications, as opposed to an unpaid lay magistrate (Justice of the Peace).
- The complex fraud case was referred to a stipendiary magistrate.
Variants and Related Words
- Stipend (n): A fixed regular sum paid as a salary or allowance.
- She receives a monthly stipend for her research work.
Synonyms
- Adjective: Salaried, remunerated, paid.
- Noun: Salaried worker, paid official.
Antonyms
- Adjective: Unpaid, voluntary, honorary.
Adjective
- for which money is paid
- a paying job
- remunerative work
- salaried employment
- stipendiary services
- receiving or eligible for compensation
- salaried workers
- a stipendiary magistrate
- pertaining to or of the nature of a stipend or allowance
- stipendiary funds
Noun
- (United Kingdom) a paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases