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.

   Synonyms: honorarium, stipend, recompense, pay, earnings

emolument

/ ɪˈmɒljʊmənt /

noun

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of emolument¹

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