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honorarium

[on-uh-rair-ee-uhm] / ˌɒn əˈrɛər i əm /
NOUN
complimentary fee
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When asked to speak or present, I always ask if they are familiar with my travel requirements, honorarium, hotel requirements and driver.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 11, 2026

Thor Stein received grants from the NIH and Department of Veterans Affairs, and an honorarium from Brown University.

From Science Daily Jan. 1, 2026

What’s much more likely is that Garvey just submitted a report claiming he did not collect a single dollar of honorarium in 2023.

From Slate May 29, 2024

Ms. Haley listed a dozen speaking engagements, for each of which she reported an honorarium between $100,001 and $1 million.

From New York Times May 15, 2023

He was invited to be the guest of honor at the First Philippine International Chess Tournament in 1973, and in addition to the honorarium mentioned above, all of his expenses were paid.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Blankstein reports research support and consulting fees from Amgen Inc. Giugliano reports honoraria for lectures and CME programs from Amgen.

From Science Daily Mar. 30, 2026

The payments averaged about $4,100 a year, mostly as honoraria for talks and reimbursements for travel.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2025

Bik’s work brings donations from Patreon subscribers of about $2,300 per month and occasional honoraria from speaking engagements.

From Seattle Times Jan. 28, 2024

He wouldn’t reveal how much his honoraria have added up to, over the years.

From The Guardian Apr. 25, 2019

Maycomb’s regular pastors ate free for a week also, and it was hinted in disrespectful quarters that the local clergy deliberately led their churches into holding separate services, thereby gaining two more weeks’ honoraria.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

Garvey’s failure to properly disclose his honorariums is, absent an immediate amendment, a big deal.

From Slate May 29, 2024

Numerous organizations wrote to offer awards and honorariums.

From Seattle Times Jun. 1, 2021

One doctor, who wrote more than 8,000 prescriptions for Novartis drugs, received $320,000 in honorariums, according to the settlement, which did not name the doctor.

From New York Times Jul. 1, 2020

Since 2014, 11 pharmaceutical companies have paid him a total of at least $588,000 in consulting and speaking fees and honorariums, according to federal data.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 6, 2019

He wrote and telephoned dozens of acceptances to invitations to speak, predominantly at colleges and universities—both to expound his philosophies and to earn the $150-$300 honorariums above traveling expenses.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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