emolument C2 Topic:Money & Finance US /əˈmɑljəmənt/ UK /ɪˈmɒljʊmənt/ See IPA manual Freq #175897 Meanings 1 noun Payment or financial benefit received from a job or official position. The constitution forbids officials from accepting any emolument from a foreign government. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · payment or financial... compensationfeepaymentremuneration Word family Forms emoluments Derived forms emolumentalemolumentary Etymology AI details From Middle English emolument, from Old French emolument, from Latin ēmolumentum. emolument Middle English ēmolumentum Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Money & Finance Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # emolument **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈmɑljəmənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪˈmɒljʊmənt/ **Frequency rank:** 175897 ## Meanings 1. Payment or financial benefit received from a job or official position. ## Examples - The constitution forbids officials from accepting any emolument from a foreign government. ## Derived Forms - emolumental - emolumentary ## Roots and Affixes - Root: emolument - Root: ēmolumentum ## Etymology From Middle English emolument, from Old French emolument, from Latin ēmolumentum. ## AI Etymology Emolument is from Middle English emolument, from Old French emolument, from Latin ēmolumentum. Important recorded forms include emolument (Middle English), emolument (Old French), and ēmolumentum (Latin). Current senses include payment or financial benefit received from a job or official position. The wider family includes derived forms such as emolumental and emolumentary. ## Topics - Money & Finance - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown