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emolument

emo·lu·ment

UK/ɪˈmɒljʊmənt/ US/ɛ-/ uncommon archaic formal

noun

1.

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”

Origin

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

Phrases

  • in kind

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