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emoluments

noun

plural of emolument

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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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What if the league suddenly had to generate enough revenue to pay its own salaries and cover its own expenses?

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
Data on climbing salaries shows that a job that pays well at 25 may offer surprisingly little wage growth by 50, while another occupation with a more modest starting point can produce dramatic earnings such as the ones in the Coin Insider analysis.

— Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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Losses are commonplace in a market where revenue growth has not kept pace with rising transfer fees and wages.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
These adjustments reflect differences in market wages employers pay for similar jobs across geographic labor markets.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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