Associations to the word «Emolument»

Wiktionary

EMOLUMENT, noun. Payment for an office or employment; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary.

Dictionary definition

EMOLUMENT, noun. Compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees); "a clause in the U.S. constitution prevents sitting legislators from receiving emoluments from their own votes".

Wise words

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Hippocrates