emoluments
noun/ɪˈmɒljəmənts/
Frequency rank: #18,985 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Salary, fees, or profits from employment or office.
Example sentence
The senator was accused of receiving foreign emoluments in violation of the constitution.
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