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e·mol·u·ment
(ĭ-mŏl′yə-mənt)n.
Payment for an office or employment; compensation.
[Middle English, from Latin ēmolumentum, gain, originally a miller's fee for grinding grain, from ēmolere, to grind out : ē-, ex-, ex- + molere, to grind; see melə- in Indo-European roots.]
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emolument
(ɪˈmɒljʊmənt)n
(Industrial Relations & HR Terms) the profit arising from an office or employment, usually in the form of fees or wages
[C15: from Latin ēmolumentum benefit; originally, fee paid to a miller, from ēmolere, from molere to grind]
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e•mol•u•ment
(ɪˈmɒl yə mənt)n.
compensation, as fees or tips, from employment; recompense.
[1470–80; < Latin ēmolumentum advantage, benefit, derivative of ēmolere to produce by grinding]
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Noun | 1. | emolument - compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees); "a clause in the U.S. constitution prevents sitting legislators from receiving emoluments from their own votes" compensation - something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) |
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emolument
nounPayment for work done:
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Translations
أجْر، أتْعاب، راتِب
honorarlønsalær
laun; hagnaîur, gróîi
atlyginimaspajamos
atalgojumsienākumi
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emolument
(iˈmoljumənt) noun profit made from employment, salary, fees etc.
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