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Meaning of "emolument" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EMOLUMENT

From Latin ēmolumentum benefit; originally, fee paid to a miller, from ēmolere, from molere to grind.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EMOLUMENT

emolument  [ɪˈmɒljʊmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EMOLUMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Emolument is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EMOLUMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Remuneration

Remuneration is the compensation that one receives in exchange for the work or services performed. Typically, this consists of monetary rewards, also referred to as wage or salary. A number of complementary benefits, however, are increasingly popular remuneration mechanisms. Remuneration is one component of reward management.

Definition of emolument in the English dictionary

The definition of emolument in the dictionary is the profit arising from an office or employment, usually in the form of fees or wages.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EMOLUMENT


advertisement
ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt
agreement
əˈɡriːmənt
apartment
əˈpɑːtmənt
argument
ˈɑːɡjʊmənt
assessment
əˈsɛsmənt
bestowment
bɪˈstəʊmənt
department
dɪˈpɑːtmənt
development
dɪˈvɛləpmənt
disendowment
ˌdɪsɪnˈdaʊmənt
document
ˈdɒkjʊmənt
embowment
ɪmˈbəʊmənt
endowment
ɪnˈdaʊmənt
harrowment
ˈhærəʊmənt
integument
ɪnˈtɛɡjʊmənt
moment
ˈməʊmənt
monument
ˈmɒnjʊmənt
nonargument
ˌnɒnˈɑːɡjʊmənt
re-argument
riːˈɑːɡjʊmənt
spur-of-the-moment
ˌspɜːəvðəˈməʊmənt
tegument
ˈtɛɡjʊmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EMOLUMENT

emo
emodin
emollescence
emolliate
emollience
emollient
emollition
emolumental
emolumentary
emote
emoter
emoticon
emotion
emotionable
emotional
emotional baggage
emotional blackmail
emotional correctness
emotional cripple
emotional intelligence

WORDS THAT END LIKE EMOLUMENT

ancient monument
blunt instrument
comment
counter-argument
discussion document
instrument
keyboard instrument
legal document
musical instrument
national monument
negotiable instrument
offer document
percussion instrument
policy document
precision instrument
registration document
source document
string instrument
stringed instrument
the Monument
wind instrument

Synonyms and antonyms of emolument in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EMOLUMENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «emolument» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of emolument

Translation of «emolument» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EMOLUMENT

Find out the translation of emolument to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of emolument from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «emolument» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

薪酬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

emolumento
570 millions of speakers

English

emolument
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वेतन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المكافآت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

EMOLUMENT
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

emolumento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিভৃতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

émoluments
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Emolumen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vergütung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

報酬
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

emolument
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Emolument
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lương bổng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஊதியம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेतन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

maaş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

emolumento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

emolument
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

EMOLUMENT
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

retribuită
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παραστάσεως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

besoldiging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

arvode
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

emolument
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of emolument

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EMOLUMENT»

The term «emolument» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.456 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EMOLUMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «emolument» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «emolument» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about emolument

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EMOLUMENT»

Discover the use of emolument in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to emolument and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Financial-agency Analysis of Privatization: Managerial ...
inflation-adjusted figures for emolument and the percentage changes. Two observations can be made from this brief set of data. First, the chairman's emolument was very steady for the three years just prior to British Airways' sale.
John S. Walker, Geraldo M. Vasconcellos, 1997
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India Courier Extraordinary: Proceedings of Parliament ...
do Secretary to the Select Committee — Deputy Secretary to — do. 1 st Assistant to — do. 2d — do. — do. Secretary to the Revenue Department — Deputy Secy, to do. — Accountant [no emolument] , Sub Accountant , — — 1st Assistant to do.
Warren Hastings, 1786
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Sources of East Asian Tradition: Premodern Asia
In a great state in which the territory was a hundred li square, the ruler had an emolument ten times that of the chief minister; the chief minister, an emolument four times that of the great officers; a great officer, twice that of a scholar of the ...
William Theodore De Bary, 2008
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Sources of Chinese Tradition: Volume 1: From Earliest Times ...
In a great state in which the territory was a hundred li square, the ruler had an emolument ten times that of the chief minister; the chief minister, an emolument four times that of the great officers; a great officer, twice that of a scholar of the ...
William Theodore De Bary, 2013
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The Fu-Tzu: A Post Han Confucian Text
Ranks are the degrees of positions and emolument the sustenance of officials. Positions will be suitably filled if degrees have steps, and offices will be filled if the sustenance is sufficiently advantageous. This is the function of establishing rank ...
Jordan D. Paper, 1987
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The Worlds of the Trust
Within the latter current of thought, some theories have decomposed the right into two elements: the title and the emolument.73 The title is a capacity of an individual, created either by law (such as the capacity of legitimate child of heir) or by ...
Lionel Smith, 2013
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Tax Cases Reported Under the Direction of the Board of ...
The purpose of the section is not to prohibit the deduction forever, but only to postpone it until the emolument is actually paid, or treated as paid. l4. The concept of an "emolument" in the context of revenue law was considered by Chadwick L.J. ...
Great Britain: Board of Inland Revenue, 2005
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Mencius
In a great state, in which the territory was a hundred Ii square, the ruler had an emolument ten times that of the chief minister; the chief minister, an emolument four times that of the great officers; a great officer, twice that of a scholar of the ...
Mencius, P. J. Ivanhoe, 2013
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The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany
... be made unemolumentary. in favour of any other director who hap- Mr. Howorth said, that certainly the pened to hold at this moment a situation office of a justice of the peace being one under the crown. more of dignity than emolument, it was ...
10
ACCOUNTS AND PAPERS, THIRTEEN VOLUMES
, OFFICEBS AND SEBYANTS. Hospital. 17- — Is a physician attached to your Hospital? Give his name, salary and other emolument ; and state whether he resides in the Hospital or not. A consulting physician, Dr. Samuel B. Labatt, is attached ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EMOLUMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term emolument is used in the context of the following news items.
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Victory for consumers as court rules against salary deductions
... Flemix & Associates, the law firm that facilitates the salary deductions, known as emolument attachment orders (EAOs) or garnishee orders. «Mail & Guardian Online, Jul 15»
2
Court ruling reins in attachment orders
THE Western Cape High Court declared emolument attachment orders by unsecured lenders invalid on Wednesday in a landmark judgment ... «BDlive, Jul 15»
3
Victory for farmworkers #GarnisheeOrders
The Western Cape High Court has ruled that emolument attachment orders (EAOs), also known as garnishee orders, against some farmers ... «eNCA, Jul 15»
4
How Good Are The Odds Of Becoming An MD?
Salary benchmarking site Emolument.com conducted the study using data collected from 11,500 banking professionals working in London. «ValueWalk, Jul 15»
5
In Personal Finance on 11 July
What the High Court judgment on emolument attachment orders means for consumers. * The longer you delay retirement, the better. * Protect ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
6
Mubarak Urges PSD To Clarify On Pension Increase For Its 700 …
... increase for its 700 members across the country following the increase in emolument and allowances for elected representatives recently. «Bernama, Jul 15»
7
Risk modelling quants get top pay in MBO
Salary benchmarking site Emolument.com reports on which middle ... Emolument.com crowdsources salary and bonus data directly from ... «Automated Trader, Jul 15»
8
What Is The Pay Gap Between Analysts And CEOs?
A new report reveals the gap in remuneration between analysts and CEOs at major banks. Salary benchmarking site Emolument.com collected ... «ValueWalk, Jul 15»
9
Growing at full throttle: Echo Global Logistics a resounding success …
The mix was very similar for Mr Sauers, who is going to pocket the biggest pay rise (22%) in 2015, although at $395,000, his emolument will still ... «The Loadstar, Jul 15»
10
Independence Day 2015
... changes which may hazard a diminution of the power, emolument, and consequence of the offices they hold under the State establishments. «Hot Air, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Emolument [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/emolument>. Apr 2024 ».
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