emolument
profit, salary, or fees from office or employment; compensation for services: Tips are an emolument in addition to wages.
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How to use emolument in a sentence
Ecclesiastics, soldiers in active service, and persons receiving emolument from public funds are debarred from these offices.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanIn the case of an advowson, the use is public, and the right cannot be turned to any private benefit or emolument.
Select Speeches of Daniel Webster | Daniel WebsterThese are now discontinued, and replaced, as a matter of emolument, by Good Service Pensions.
The Life of Nelson, Vol. I (of 2) | A. T. (Alfred Thayer) MahanIn default of a male heir, the house, in other words the family, lost every privilege and emolument.
A Fantasy of Far Japan | Baron Kencho SuyematsuHer emolument depends upon fees, and ranges between three and four hundred dollars per annum.
The College, the Market, and the Court | Caroline H. Dall
British Dictionary definitions for emolument
/ (ɪˈmɒljʊmənt) /
the profit arising from an office or employment, usually in the form of fees or wages
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