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honorarium

/ˌɑː.nəˈrɛr.i.əm/
hon · o · rar · i · um
Plural:honorariums
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Adjective:honorary
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honorarium Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

A voluntary payment or token fee given for professional services that are rendered nominally without charge, such as a guest lecture or speech.

Example

"The university offered the visiting author a modest honorarium for delivering the keynote address at the symposium."

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Word Nuance & Usage

Unlike a standard fee or salary, an honorarium is a voluntary payment given for professional services—such as a guest lecture—for which custom or propriety forbids a fixed price to be set. Both 'honorariums' and the Latinate 'honoraria' are accepted plural forms.

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honorable
honorableness
honorably
honorarium
honorary
honoree
honorer

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the mid-17th century from Latin honorarium (short for honorarium donum, meaning 'gift made on being admitted to a post of honor'), from honorarius ('conferring honor'), derived from honos ('honor').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Honorarium. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/honorarium
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