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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

He said Mattis listed the $100,000 honorarium figure on his application because he wanted the Marine Corps’ and State Department’s “most detailed and rigorous review” of his UAE speaking engagement.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 25, 2023

They published the picture and as an honorarium sent Lilienthal $200.

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

Often, they were retired professionals who supplemented a department's offerings by teaching a single course in their area of expertise, while their salaries were more honoraria than true payments for work performed.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2021

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

As an example of Carvalho acting in good faith, they cited Carvalho’s handling of honorariums from Scholastic for appearing at that company’s events.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

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

Doctors were often not required to make presentations at the so-called speaking engagements, for which they received honorariums, according to the settlement.

From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2020

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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