ə̇ˈmälyəmənt, ēˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin emolumentum profit, gain, literally, sum paid to have grain ground up, from emolere to grind up (from e- + molere to grind) + -mentum -ment — more at meal
1. : profit or perquisites from office, employment, or labor : fees , salary
emolument in the form of a wage and tips
a goose … raised to the dignity and emoluments of a household pet, and carried about in a basket — Agnes Repplier
also : compensation
was telling this sympathetic American all about how the coup d'etat had been pulled off, and what territorial emoluments had been promised his native land — Upton Sinclair
2. archaic : advantage , benefit
the idol of the people … how surprisingly he exerted himself for the emolument , convenience, and pleasure of his fellow-citizens — Tobias Smollett
Synonyms: see wage