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Honorarium: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Honorarium noun. A payment for a service, such as a talk, where custom forbids a set fee.
How to say it
on-uh-RAIR-ee-um/ˌɒnəˈrɛːrɪəm/
5 syllables, stressed on the third (RAIR).
Honorarium in a sentence
The poet received a small honorarium and a bottle of wine for the reading.
Speakers are offered an honorarium, though most give it back to the school.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- fee
- payment
- gratuity
Where honorarium comes from
From Latin honorarium, a gift made on being given an honorary post.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Speakers are offered an _____, though most give it back to the school.
- honorarium
- indemnity
- liability
Show the answer
honorarium: Speakers are offered an honorarium, though most give it back to the school.