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

Example Sentences

He faced accusations and lawsuits alleging he violated the US Constitution's ban on presidents receiving foreign emoluments – or profiting from their office.

From BBC

The emoluments lawsuits that were filed during his first term took so long they ended up being rendered moot since he had already left office by the time they got to the Supreme Court.

From Salon

At the end of Mr. Trump’s first term, several emoluments lawsuits were rendered moot, since he had left office, and were dismissed by the Supreme Court.

From New York Times

Trump didn’t detangle himself from his financial holdings in his first term in office, triggering years of emoluments violation investigations into the over 3,000 alleged conflicts of interest he accrued.

From Salon

The report alleges that Trump profited from foreign leaders and political appointees’ stays, a potential pay-to-play scheme, and an apparent emoluments violation.

From Salon