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emolument

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9 lettersPronunciation /ɪˈmɒljʊmənt/Part of speech nounSorted eelmmnotuStarts with EEnds with T0 clues
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Definitions

  1. compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees)

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • 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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