Meaning & use
Emolument
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A salary, fee, or other profit received as compensation for holding an office or employment.
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The judge's emoluments included a fixed salary and a housing allowance.
The U.S. Constitution's Emoluments Clause restricts officials from accepting gifts from foreign governments.
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Emolument comes from the Latin emolumentum, originally referring to the fee paid to a miller for grinding grain, and today it survives mainly in formal, legal, or constitutional contexts.
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