honorarium

noun

: a payment for a service (such as making a speech) on which custom or propriety forbids a price to be set
donated the honoraria from his speaking engagements

Examples of honorarium in a Sentence

We are willing to offer a small honorarium that we hope you will accept for judging the competition.
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And every speaker at the festival has chosen to donate their honorariums to the California Fire Foundation, helping firefighters and communities rebuild. Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025 The remaining 15 semifinalists will receive a $500 honorarium and a matching school grant. Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 In addition to a presidential citation and a medal bearing the likeness of Fermi, recipients receive an honorarium of $100,000. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 This year, the fund awarded a $5,000 grant to the winner of DOC NYC PRO’s Pitch Day, in addition to a $500 honorarium for each finalist. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for honorarium 

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from neuter of honorarius

First Known Use

1609, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of honorarium was in 1609

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“Honorarium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honorarium. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.

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