Synonyms of emolument

emolument

noun

i-ˈmäl-yə-mənt 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• salary
• wage
• payment
• pay
• stipend
• paycheck
• pay envelope
• hire
• compensation
• overtime
• minimum wage
• earnings
• reimbursement
• living wage
• packet
• double time
• repayment
• profit
• recompense
• remuneration
• redress
• reparation
• remittance
• restitution
• takings
• take-home pay
• nominal wages
• return
• recoupment
• time and a half
• yield
• requital

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of emolument

Some states have enacted sunshine laws that require reporting of the amounts of money or emoluments that pharmaceutical companies pay physicians in connection with marketing activities related to new prescription drugs. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 Apr. 2026

The Constitution and statute law ban any official from accepting a gift or emolument from any foreign state. — Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2026

The litigation took a slow route to the Supreme Court, which had never previously ruled on the definition of an emolument. — Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025

Faulkner said Trump stands to benefit again after running out the clock on emoluments challenges during his first term. — Louis Jacobson, Austin American Statesman, 12 May 2025

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