honorarium

[ on-uh-rair-ee-uhm ]

noun

, plural hon·o·rar·i·ums, hon·o·rar·i·a [on-, uh, -, rair, -ee-, uh].

1. a payment in recognition of acts or professional services for which custom or propriety forbids a price to be set:

   The mayor was given a modest honorarium for delivering a speech to our club.

2. a fee for services rendered by a professional person.

honorarium

/ ˌɒnəˈrɛərɪəm /

noun

1. a fee paid for a nominally free service

Word History and Origins

Origin of honorarium¹

1650–60; < Latin honōrārium fee paid on taking office, noun use of neuter of honōrārius honorary

Word History and Origins

Origin of honorarium¹

C17: from Latin: something presented on being admitted to a post of honour

Example Sentences

Participants receive a $20,000 honorarium.

From Los Angeles Times

Participants receive a $20,000 honorarium.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Dr. Waxman was not associated with the study but was paid a speaking honorarium by the company.

From New York Times

After the Legal Times reported the measure had been dubbed the “Keep Scalia on the Court” bill, Scalia responded that the “honorarium ban makes no difference to me” and denied that he would ever leave the court for financial reasons.

From Salon