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单词 emolument
释义 emol·u·ment
\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
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