Stipendi

Stipendi is the plural form of stipendio in Italian and refers to regular payments made to employees as compensation for labor. In many languages the term stipend or stipendi is used to describe salaries or remuneration. The sense can vary by context: in a workplace it denotes fixed periodic pay; in academic or research settings it can denote a stipend—a fixed living allowance provided to a student or researcher.

In typical employment contexts, stipendi constitute gross pay before deductions such as taxes, social security, and retirement contributions. Net pay is what employees receive after deductions. Pay frequency is commonly monthly or biweekly, and additional items such as bonuses, raises, or allowances may be included as part of the compensation package.

A stipend in the academic sense is often a grant or award designed to cover living costs while a person studies or works on a project; it may be subject to reporting requirements or to performing certain tasks. Unlike wages, stipendi may be fixed for a period and not always tied to hours worked.

Etymology traces stipendi to Latin stipendium, meaning payment or maintenance. The term appears in several Romance languages with slightly different nuances. In modern usage stipendi is primarily used in Italian to refer to salaries, while in English stipend or stipends denote either salaries or university living allowances depending on context.