emolument

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Pronunciation
/ɪˈmɒljʊmənt/
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/ɪˈmɒljʊmənt/ · /ɛ-/ · /-jə-/ · /əˈmɑljəmənt/

Definition of emolument

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (formal)Payment for employment or an office; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary.
    “No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”
    “Even when a mere child I began my travels, and made many tours of discovery into foreign parts and unknown regions of my native city, to the frequent alarm of my parents, and the emolument of the town-crier.”
    “The skipper Mr. Cooke had hired at Far Harbor [...] had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the yacht after the offer of an emolument equal to half a year's sea pay of an ensign in the navy.”
    “Plus, the Department of Justice has argued in the past that SGEs are subject to the emoluments clause, which means they cannot take payments from foreign governments.”
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noun

  1. (formal)Payment for employment or an office; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary.
    “No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”
    “Even when a mere child I began my travels, and made many tours of discovery into foreign parts and unknown regions of my native city, to the frequent alarm of my parents, and the emolument of the town-crier.”
    “The skipper Mr. Cooke had hired at Far Harbor [...] had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the yacht after the offer of an emolument equal to half a year's sea pay of an ensign in the navy.”
    “Plus, the Department of Justice has argued in the past that SGEs are subject to the emoluments clause, which means they cannot take payments from foreign governments.”
  2. (archaic, formal)Payment for employment or an office; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary.
  3. Material benefit, either direct or indirect.
    “Near-synonym: inurement”

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Etymology

From Middle English emolument, from Old French emolument, from Latin ēmolumentum.

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