emolument
Noun
Meaning
The profit arising from office, employment, or labor; gain; compensation; advantage; perquisites, fees, or salary.
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Those who have been once intoxicated with power, and have derived any kind of emolument from it, even though but for one year, never can willingly abandon it. They may be distressed in the midst of all their power but they will never look to anything but power for their relief.
a clause in the U.S. constitution prevents sitting legislators from receiving emoluments from their own votes
During the crisis, many companies made their employees do more work for the same emolument and the workforce agreed to put up with the more work and less pay because the fear of job insecurity was a stronger threat than work fatigue.
Banking, by contrast, is relatively well-paid: Emolument research shows an entry-level banker earned around 50,000 pounds, before taxes, in 2015.
The emolument of Mr. Yan is determined by the Board with reference to his duties, responsibilities, performance and the results of the Group.
The Chinery-Hesse committee said its report represented “a bold attempt to shift from the current regime of Emolument Packages ….that ultimately negatively impact on Retirement Benefits.”