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emolument

noun

i-ˈmäl-yə-mənt

Definition of emolument

as in salary

the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services the annual emolument for the director of the charity is officially only one dollar

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Recent Examples of emolument Some states have enacted sunshine laws that require reporting of the amounts of money or emoluments that pharmaceutical companies pay physicians in connection with marketing activities related to new prescription drugs. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 Apr. 2026 The Constitution and statute law ban any official from accepting a gift or emolument from any foreign state. — Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2026 The litigation took a slow route to the Supreme Court, which had never previously ruled on the definition of an emolument. — Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025 Faulkner said Trump stands to benefit again after running out the clock on emoluments challenges during his first term. — Louis Jacobson, Austin American Statesman, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for emolument

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Singletary took a pay cut to the minimum salary to stay this offseason, and then earned his spot on the roster.

— Dan Duggan, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
The salary for a probationary officer — who usually graduates from the police academy after half a year — starts at $63,000 but jumps to $111,000, plus benefits after four and a half years of service, per the department’s 2026 pay schedule.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

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The district also provided only hourly wages for some employees and annual pay for others, hence the two separate pay columns in our database.

— Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026
Over the course of 23 bargaining sessions, the union and district representatives have negotiated on class size, wages and Special Education resources, among 57 total proposals.

— Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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