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
Raskin plans to cite Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution, which says that no one in the federal government can take an emolument in office without the consent of Congress.
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Nik Popli, Time, 13 May 2025
An emolument is any form of payment, gift, salary, or benefit received as compensation for services or as a result of holding an office or position.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025
The Emoluments Clause is a provision in the U.S. Constitution that prohibits federal officeholders from accepting any present, emolument, office, or title from any foreign state without the consent of Congress.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
The hotel has since been sold and the Supreme Court refused to rule on an emoluments violation after Trump had left office, citing that the issue was moot.
—Bernard Condon, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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Nik Popli, Time, 13 May 2025
An emolument is any form of payment, gift, salary, or benefit received as compensation for services or as a result of holding an office or position.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025
The Emoluments Clause is a provision in the U.S. Constitution that prohibits federal officeholders from accepting any present, emolument, office, or title from any foreign state without the consent of Congress.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
The hotel has since been sold and the Supreme Court refused to rule on an emoluments violation after Trump had left office, citing that the issue was moot.
—Bernard Condon, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emolument
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On the other hand, the club also intends to bring salaries and fees down to a more sustainable level.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Raise salaries, diminish contractual obligations to teach, include the expenses of laboratory instruction and add the depreciation of expensive buildings — all factors in the sciences — and tuition becomes wholly inadequate to cover even the cost of instruction.—
Clifford Ando,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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This begs a clear question of training providers, employers, and governments: What if your workforce investment strategy was judged not by how many people enrolled, but by how many got hired with better wages after completing it?—
Jason Wingard,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The move was meant to shore up financial support for assisted living facilities, encouraging them to raise wages for in-demand caregivers.—
Cleo Krejci,
jsonline.com,
8 July 2025
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“Emolument.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emolument. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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