honorarium

(ŏn'ə-râr'ē-əm)
n., pl., -i·ums, or -i·a (-ē-ə).
A payment given to a professional person for services for which fees are not legally or traditionally required.

[Latin honōrārium, from neuter of honōrārius, honorary, from honor, honor.]

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meaning a voluntary payment made for professional services instead of a formal fee, is pronounced with the third syllable as in air. The plural form is honorariums (preferably) or honoraria.

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Fee paid by an organization to a professional to perform a service. For example, a guest lecturer may receive an honorarium for a presentation at a seminar.

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noun

Something given in return for a service or accomplishment: accolade, award, guerdon, plum, premium, prize¹, reward. Idioms: token ofappreciationesteem. See reward/punish/deserve.

A voluntary payment that is given to a person for services for which fees are not legally or traditionally required. Honoraria are typically used to help cover costs for volunteers or guest speakers. 

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For example, when a guest makes a speech at a conference, he or she might receive an honorarium to cover travel expenses. In some countries, the honorarium may be considered taxable income.

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For a list of words related to honorarium, see:

• Corporations and Business Practices - honorarium: payment in lieu of professional fee, usu. token amount
• Spending, Receiving, and Possessing Wealth - honorarium: payment for acts or services for which custom or propriety forbids a price to be set

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See words rhyming with "honorarium."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - honorar

Nederlands (Dutch)
honorarium, loon

Français (French)
n. - honoraires

Deutsch (German)
n. - Honorar

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πρόσθετη αμοιβή για υπηρεσίες γιατρού ή δικηγόρου

Italiano (Italian)
onorario

Português (Portuguese)
n. - honorário (m)

Русский (Russian)
гонорар

Español (Spanish)
n. - honorarios

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - honorar, arvode

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
报酬, 谢礼

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 報酬, 謝禮

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 사례금

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 謝礼

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المكافأة الشرفيه, مكافأة على خدمات يحظر العرف أو اللياقه وضع ثمن لها‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תשלום מרצון בעד שירותים מקצועיים שניתנו בהתנדבות‬

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