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
The Trump family’s involvement in foreign business deals became a major focus during Mr. Trump’s term, with critics ultimately suing and alleging that the family was illegally profiting from foreign payments — referred to as emoluments in the Constitution — while Mr. Trump was in office.
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Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
The emoluments clause prohibits the president from accepting any gift, title or emolument from a foreign state or domestic officials without congressional approval.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 17 Oct. 2022
Now, however, some Democrats are second-guessing whether the impeachment investigation should have included charges related to campaign finance and an emoluments probe of whether Trump properties profit from foreign nationals.
—Billy House, Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2020
This is the third year the company has made such a donation, part of an effort to avoid violating the foreign emoluments clause of the Constitution, which bars the president from accepting gifts or payments from foreign governments.
—Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2020
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Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
The emoluments clause prohibits the president from accepting any gift, title or emolument from a foreign state or domestic officials without congressional approval.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 17 Oct. 2022
Now, however, some Democrats are second-guessing whether the impeachment investigation should have included charges related to campaign finance and an emoluments probe of whether Trump properties profit from foreign nationals.
—Billy House, Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2020
This is the third year the company has made such a donation, part of an effort to avoid violating the foreign emoluments clause of the Constitution, which bars the president from accepting gifts or payments from foreign governments.
—Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emolument
Noun
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The good news for the Kings is that his next contract comes at a time when the salary cap rises from $95.5 million to $113.5 million over the next three seasons.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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But Morris’ fortunes had seemingly improved by 2019, when he was hired as CSUN’s director of equity and compliance with a $150,000 salary, according to school records reviewed by The Times.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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By contrast, tariffs would differentiate American industrialization from the British experience, shielding domestic labor from subsistence wages and securing workers opportunities for social-economic mobility.—
Made by History,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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That provides clues on whether businesses are looking to hire and potential wage inflation.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Emolument.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emolument. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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