CEFR B2

emolument

noun

Meaning

emolument means payment for an office or employment; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses emolument to mean payment for an office or employment; compensation for a job, which is usually....
The teacher asked students to find emolument in the reading.

Synonyms: compensation, fee, payment

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emolument (B2)

noun

Pronunciation: /ɪˈmɒljəmənt/

Definition

emolument means payment for an office or employment; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses emolument to mean payment for an office or employment; compensation for a job, which is usually....
The teacher asked students to find emolument in the reading.
Check the words around emolument to choose the right meaning.

How to Use emolument

a/the emolument (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a emolument."
emolument in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked emolument in context before translating it."

Synonyms of emolument

Words with a similar meaning to emolument:

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