English Explanatory Dictionary

emolument

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Payment for employment or an office; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary.
  2. Multure paid to a miller.
  3. Material benefit, either direct or indirect.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈmɒljʊmənt/ /ɛ-/ /-jə-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-emolument.wav /əˈmɑljəmənt/

Word forms

emolument emoluments

Etymology

From Middle English emolument, from Old French emolument, from Latin ēmolumentum.

Synonyms

compensation fee payment remuneration inurement

Related words

in kind

Derived words

emolumental emolumentary

Translations

Bulgarian: заплата Bulgarian: възнаграждение Catalan: emolument Chinese Mandarin: 報酬 /报酬 Chinese Mandarin: 酬金 Dutch: bijverdienste Finnish: korvaus French: émolument German: Vergütung German: Honorar German: Diät Indonesian: emolumen Italian: emolumento Malay: emolumen Polish: uposażenie Portuguese: emolumento Romanian: onorariu Romanian: leafă Romanian: salariu Romanian: răsplată Romanian: plată Russian: вознагражде́ние Russian: гонора́р Russian: опла́та Russian: пла́та Spanish: emolumento Spanish: pie de altar Swedish: arvode Ottoman Turkish: اجرت
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