per diem

Travel expense stipend

Per diem is a daily allowance, typically for expenses incurred during business travel: The company offers a $75 per diem for meals.

It can also mean paid by the day rather than salaried: per diem workers, per diem rates.

From Latin for "by the day."

allowance

stipend

Fixed regular payment

payment · remuneration · meal allowance · incidentals · flat rate · fixed rate · daily rate · travel allowance · mileage · standard rate

travel

business travel

Journeys for work purposes

hotel · lodging · meals · transit · expense report · corporate travel · field work · conference · site visit · relocation

accounting

expense report

Record of business outlays

billing · costs · expenditure · payable · disbursement · voucher · claim form · documentation · audit · compliance

employment

contractor

Hired construction professional

temp worker · locum · agency worker · staffing · day rate · hourly · billable · assignment · placement · short-term

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compensation time unit

per diemhourly wage

Pay calculated per hour

per annum · annual salary · yearly · monthly · weekly

employment permanence

per diempermanent

Fixed without end

full-time · salaried · tenured · on retainer · contracted

expense reimbursement method

per diemexpense report

Record of business outlays

actuals

Family

per, per annum

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