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Meanings of emolument in English
A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually measured on a monthly or annual basis.
Synonyms
Examples for "wages"
Examples for "wages"
1
Labor takes its share in wages; capital takes its share in profits.
2
The government is expected to freeze all public sector wages next week.
3
This week, UK wages growth hit its highest level in 10 years.
4
Portugal still has one of the lowest minimum wages in western Europe.
5
Anarchists don't believe in wages, and they certainly don't believe in taxes.
1
The director said yes, of course, but only at a lower salary.
2
Asakawa received about 70 million yen in salary each year, he said.
3
This after there was a 'salary freeze' for the 2017 financial year.
4
McEwan was appointed on a salary of 1 million pounds a year.
5
It's a good salary, rising to nine thousand, and my means .
1
Shareholders gained the right last year to vote on directors' remuneration packages.
2
However, she said directors should be paid a competitive and reasonable remuneration.
3
The vote, however, was only advisory and will not change the remuneration.
4
Executives at Irish-headquartered biopharma group Alkermes received lower overall remuneration last year.
5
Officials will not receive additional remuneration beyond their current conditions of service.
Usage of emolument in English
1
He never sought nor accepted an office for the emolument it afforded.
2
The struggle between them was simply a struggle for place and emolument.
3
Also, the costume and outfittings I wore were part of my emolument.
4
He shall receive no other emolument from this or any other government.
5
They looked for no emolument to themselves or their representatives after them.
6
But this mark of honour was not accompanied by any pecuniary emolument.
7
He said that they too have a right to emolument in South Africa.
8
Defining exactly what constitutes an emolument is at the heart of those cases.
9
Members are not now paid; the honor of the position is sufficient emolument.
10
In the latter, individuals only were concerned, and the emolument was their own.
11
The granting of a title does not give any emolument unless specially directed.
12
A shilling a day per man must be the utmost of their emolument.
13
Becoming sovereigns themselves, they retain these funds for their private emolument.
14
He must labour, not for future emolument, but for immediate subsistence.
15
I will accept no reward, no office, no emolument, no title-nothing
16
No honour or emolument could be obtained from the government but by his intervention.
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United Kingdom
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