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emolument definition

emolu·ment (ē mäl′yo̵̅o̅ mənt, i-; -yə-)

noun

gain from employment or position; payment received for work; salary, wages, fees, etc.

Etymology: ME < L emolumentum, the result of exertion, gain, profit < emolere, to grind out < e-, out + molere, to grind: see mill

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