Emolument
[ih-MOL-yə-mənt]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Latin, 15th century
1.
A salary, fee, or profit from employment or office.
Examples of Emolument in a sentence
"A lease on a luxury car is among the college dean’s emoluments."
"When the hiring team explained the emolument I would receive, I agreed it was perfectly fair for the position."
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