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emolument

[ih-mol-yuh-muhnt]

noun

  1. profit, salary, or fees from office or employment; compensation for services.

    Tips are an emolument in addition to wages.



emolument

/ ɪˈmɒljʊmənt /

noun

  1. the profit arising from an office or employment, usually in the form of fees or wages

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of emolument1

First recorded in 1470–80; from Latin ēmolumentum “advantage, benefit,” probably a derivative of ēmol(ere) “to grind out, produce by grinding” ( ē- “from, out of” + molere “to grind”) + -u-, variant before labials of -i- + -mentum noun suffix; e- 1, mill 1, -i-, -ment
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Word History and Origins

Origin of emolument1

C15: from Latin ēmolumentum benefit; originally, fee paid to a miller, from ēmolere, from molere to grind
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Example Sentences

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Among the offenses he cited are Trump’s denial of due process to expelled immigrants, impoundment of congressionally authorized spending and open solicitation of foreign emoluments.

From Salon

Gifts from a foreign government raise obvious questions under the foreign emoluments clause.

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Experts and other critics have for years accused Trump of violating constitutional constraints on the president and other federal officials accepting gifts, or “emoluments,” from foreign states without the express approval of Congress.

We all learned what the word "emoluments" means.

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He faced accusations and lawsuits alleging he violated the US Constitution's ban on presidents receiving foreign emoluments – or profiting from their office.

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