Thesaurus results for EMOLUMENT

emolument

noun

i-ˈmäl-yə-mənt

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 Trump’s ties to one crypto magnate in particular may raise similar emoluments concerns, according to Accountable. —

Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025 Generally, accessed May 12, 2025 ABC News, Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources, May 11, 2025 X post by Rep. Robert Garcia, May 11, 2025 PolitiFact, Fox News guest says if Trump's hotel revenues are ‘emoluments,’ so was Obama's Nobel. —

Louis Jacobson, Austin American Statesman, 12 May 2025 But ethics experts say any transfer without congressional approval would almost certainly violate the Constitution—and reignite the emoluments debate that haunted Trump’s first term. —

Nik Popli, Time, 12 May 2025 Bribery and Corruption: Involving dismissing criminal cases, soliciting foreign emoluments, and extortionate settlements for personal and political gain. —

Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for emolument

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The usual group of folks embracing the challenge of a rebuild are minimum-salary journeymen looking for a fair opportunity, and draftees the team selects.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Denver firefighters are receiving 5% salary increases this year and next, and Fulton expects labor and equipment costs to keep rising.

— Brian Maass, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026