honorarium

honorarium
/on'euh rair"ee euhm/, n., pl. honorariums, honoraria /-rair"ee euh/.
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.
[1650-60; < L honorarium fee paid on taking office, n. use of neut. of honorarius HONORARY]

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