/ ɪˈmɒljumənt; NAmE ɪˈmɑːl-/ noun
[ usually pl. ] ( formal ) money paid to sb for work they have done, especially to sb who earns a lot of money
••
WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin emolumentum , originally probably payment to a miller for grinding corn, from emolere grind up, from e- (variant of ex- ) out, thoroughly + molere grind.