E-mŏl'ū-ment, n.
n. [Lat. emolumentum, literally a working out, from emoliri, to move out, to work out, from e, out, and moliri, to set in motion, from moles, a huge, heavy mass; Fr. émolument, Pr. emolumen, Sp., Pg., & It. emolumento.
Sense 1. The profit arising from office or employment; that which is received as a compensation for services, or which is annexed to the possession of office, as salary, fees, and perquisites; advantage; gain, public or private.
A long and secure enjoyment of the emoluments of office. Bancroft.
Sense 2. Profit; advantage; gain in general; that which promotes the public or private good. Tatler.
Synonyms—Profit; advantage; lucre; gain.