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单词 emolument
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
e•mol•u•ment  (i molyə mənt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. profit, salary, or fees from office or employment;
    compensation for services:Tips are an emolument in addition to wages.
  • Latin ēmolumentum advantage, benefit, equivalent. to ēmol(ere) to grind out, produce by grinding (ē- e- + molere to grind; see mill1) + -u-, variant before labials of -i- -i- + -mentum -ment
  • 1470–80
    earnings, pay, recompense, stipend, honorarium.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
emolument /ɪˈmɒljʊmənt/ n
  1. the profit arising from an office or employment, usually in the form of fees or wages
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin ēmolumentum benefit; originally, fee paid to a miller, from ēmolere, from molere to grind
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