emoluments
Salary and benefits
Emoluments are payments received for work—salary, fees, or other compensation.
The word is formal and somewhat old-fashioned, appearing most often in legal or governmental contexts: The Constitution prohibits federal officials from accepting emoluments from foreign governments.
The singular emolument exists but is rare; the plural dominates.
Payment for work
- paycheckCompensation for labor
- payWages for work
- incomeRegular monetary receipts
- stipendFixed regular payment
earnings · take-home · gross · net · payroll · base pay · annual salary · compensation package
Payment for services rendered
- recompensePayment for loss
- indemnitiesCompensation for loss
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
reimbursements · damages · entitlements · constitutional · officeholder · public office · corruption · bribery
Non-wage employee compensation
- perquisitesEmployment fringe benefits
- perksAdditional job advantages
- allowancesPermitted amounts or stipends
- health insuranceProtection against medical costs
pension · profit sharing · stock options · bonuses · incentives · expense account · company car · housing allowance
Payment for nominal services
- retainerUpfront professional fee
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
- feesCosts for services
dues · gratuity · bounty · consideration · consulting fee · appearance fee · service charge · licensing fee
wages
Payment for work
stipend · earnings · take-home · gross · net · payroll · base pay · annual salary · compensation package · salary scale
compensation
Payment for services rendered
- recompensePayment for loss
- indemnitiesCompensation for loss
- reparationCompensation for injury done
settlement · reimbursements · damages · entitlements · constitutional · officeholder · public office · corruption · bribery
fringe benefits
Non-wage employee compensation
- perquisitesEmployment fringe benefits
- perksAdditional job advantages
- allowancesPermitted amounts or stipends
health insurance · pension · profit sharing · stock options · bonuses · incentives · expense account · company car · housing allowance · travel allowance
honorarium
Payment for nominal services
- retainerUpfront professional fee
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
fees · dues · gratuity · bounty · consideration · consulting fee · appearance fee · service charge · licensing fee · finder's fee
- government ethicsethics board, ethics committee, ethics rules, ethics violation, ethics violations
- constitutionsbill of rights, constitutional amendment, constitutional reform, clause, clauses
- political controversiesabortion, gun control, voter suppression, gerrymandering, affirmative action
- Trump EraDonald Trump, MAGA, Trump Tower, Mar-a-Lago, Ivanka Trump
emolumentsvolunteer work
Freely given service
unpaid labor · pro bono work · charity work · unpaid internship · volunteerism
emolumentsexpenses
Money spent on things
outlays · expenditures · disbursements · outgoings · costs
emolumentslosses
Things subtracted from standing
penalties · fines · forfeitures · debts · liabilities