honorarium
Voluntary service payment
An honorarium is a payment given for professional services when custom or propriety discourages setting a fixed fee.
Speakers, guest lecturers, and performers often receive honoraria rather than wages: The university offered a modest honorarium for the keynote address.
The term suggests appreciation rather than compensation—a gesture of respect for expertise freely shared.
Fixed regular payment
- remunerationPayment for work done
- feePayment for service
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- emolumentPayment for work
retainer · allowance · recompense · consideration · payout · reimbursement · settlement · paycheck
Recognition of worth
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- thankfulnessAppreciative state of mind
- tributeOffering of respect
thanks · respect · esteem · praise · admiration · indebtedness · gratefulness · homage
Voluntary charitable gift
- contributionSomething given to help
- gratuityPayment beyond the bill
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- grantBestow or award money
benefaction · bequest · bestowal · present · offering · patronage · philanthropy · generosity
Honor given for merit
- medalMetal honor token
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- certificateFormal written attestation
- trophyAward for winning
distinction · accolade · decoration · laurel · badge · insignia · ribbon · rosette
stipend
Fixed regular payment
- remunerationPayment for work done
- feePayment for service
- compensationPayment for services rendered
emolument · retainer · allowance · recompense · consideration · payout · reimbursement · settlement · paycheck · commission
appreciation
Recognition of worth
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- thankfulnessAppreciative state of mind
tribute · thanks · respect · esteem · praise · admiration · indebtedness · gratefulness · homage · reverence
donation
Voluntary charitable gift
- contributionSomething given to help
- gratuityPayment beyond the bill
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
grant · benefaction · bequest · bestowal · present · offering · patronage · philanthropy · generosity · legacy
award
Honor given for merit
- medalMetal honor token
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- certificateFormal written attestation
trophy · distinction · accolade · decoration · laurel · badge · insignia · ribbon · rosette · diploma
- compensationpay, salary, income, wage, bonus
- incomesalary, earnings, income, wages, pay
- rewardsrewards, reward, prizes, prize, trophy
- arts patronagepatron, patronage, sponsors, benefactor, benefactors
- clergy compensationsalary, stipend, housing allowance, parsonage, rectory
- focus groupsmoderator, facilitator, participant, participants, respondents