emolument
Pay for service
Emolument is a formal or legal term for payment received for work—salary, fees, or other compensation.
The word appears most often in legal and governmental contexts: The Constitution prohibits federal officials from accepting emoluments from foreign governments.
Outside legal writing, emolument sounds deliberately stiff or ironic.
Payment for work
- incomeRegular monetary receipts
- stipendFixed regular payment
- paycheckCompensation for labor
- earningsMoney gained from work
pay · honorarium · retainer · gross pay · net pay · base pay · take-home pay · payroll
Payment for work done
- recompensePayment for loss
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
- indemnityProtection against financial loss
- reparationCompensation for injury done
settlement · consideration · redress · restitution · reimbursement · damages · amends · satisfaction
Benefit beyond salary
- perkEmployment bonus
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
- bonusReward beyond expectation
- gratuityPayment beyond the bill
incentive · fringe benefit · privilege · entitlement · golden parachute · stock options · expense account · company car
Payment for nominal services
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- royaltyPayment for usage rights
- dividendCorporate profit share
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
yield · proceeds · returns · consulting fee · retainer fee · appearance fee · licensing fee
wages
Payment for work
earnings · pay · honorarium · retainer · gross pay · net pay · base pay · take-home pay · payroll · payday
remuneration
Payment for work done
- recompensePayment for loss
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
- indemnityProtection against financial loss
reparation · settlement · consideration · redress · restitution · reimbursement · damages · amends · satisfaction · recoupment
perquisite
Benefit beyond salary
gratuity · incentive · fringe benefit · privilege · entitlement · golden parachute · stock options · expense account · company car · signing bonus
honorarium
Payment for nominal services
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- royaltyPayment for usage rights
- dividendCorporate profit share
interest · yield · proceeds · returns · consulting fee · retainer fee · appearance fee · licensing fee
emolumentobligation
Required task or commitment
duty · burden · encumbrance · outlay · expenditure