honorarium

noun

hon·o·rar·i·um ˌä-nə-ˈrer-ē-əm

plural honoraria ˌä-nə-ˈrer-ē-ə

also honorariums

: 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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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 The three finalists chosen by the commission will each receive an honorarium of $1,000 for their work. —

Allana Haynes, Baltimore Sun, 15 Nov. 2024 The Schmidts offered to fund two prizes so that both artists will receive the full unrestricted honorarium. —

Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for honorarium