EMOLUMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees)

Example:

a clause in the U.S. constitution prevents sitting legislators from receiving emoluments from their own votes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("emolument" is a kind of...):

compensation (something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury))