as in salaries
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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Noun
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The district will see a decrease in spending from the general fund on salaries, due to position cuts and retiree savings.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
16 June 2026 -
Illinois lawmakers are also in line for a roughly 3% pay raise, which will bring their base salaries to $101,450.—
Ben Szalinski,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Noun
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But a woman working full time at low wages cannot budget her way out of rents that outpace pay, or childcare costs that swallow a paycheck, or food prices that keep climbing.—
Aisha Nyandoro,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Andrea Marshall, 44, is accused of exploiting her employees and stealing tens of thousands of dollars from their wages over about three years.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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“Emoluments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emoluments. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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