Bonus vs. Stipend

Bonusnoun

Something extra that is good; an added benefit.

Stipendnoun

A scholarship granted to a student.

Bonusnoun

An extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee or to a shareholder.

‘The employee of the week receives a bonus for his excellent work.’;

Stipendnoun

A fixed payment, generally small and occurring at regular intervals; a modest allowance.

‘My stipend for doing public service is barely enough to cover living expenses.’;

Bonusnoun

(video games) An addition to the player's score based on performance, e.g. for time remaining.

Stipendverb

To provide (someone) with a stipend.

Bonusnoun

(basketball) One or more free throws awarded to a team when the opposing team has accumulated enough fouls.

Stipendnoun

Settled pay or compensation for services, whether paid daily, monthly, or annually.

Bonusverb

(transitive) To pay a bonus, premium

Stipendverb

To pay by settled wages.

Bonusnoun

A premium given for a loan, or for a charter or other privilege granted to a company; as the bank paid a bonus for its charter.

Stipendnoun

a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose

Bonusnoun

An extra dividend to the shareholders of a joint stock company, out of accumulated profits.

Stipend

A stipend is a regular fixed sum of money paid for services or to defray expenses, such as for scholarship, internship, or apprenticeship. It is often distinct from an income or a salary because it does not necessarily represent payment for work performed; instead it represents a payment that enables somebody to be exempt partly or wholly from waged or salaried employment in order to undertake a role that is normally unpaid or voluntary, or which cannot be measured in terms of a task (e.g.

Bonusnoun

Money paid in addition to a stated compensation.

Bonusnoun

anything that tends to arouse;

‘his approval was an added fillip’;

Bonusnoun

an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output