emolument

emolument Definition

emolu·ment (ē mäl′yo̵̅o̅ mənt, i-; -yə-)

noun

gain from employment or position; payment received for work; salary, wages, fees, etc.

Etymology: ME < L emolumentum, the result of exertion, gain, profit < emolere, to grind out < e-, out + molere, to grind: see mill

emolument Synonyms

payment, compensation, returns; see pay 2. See syn. study at wage.

emolument Law Definition

A payment or other benefit received as a result of employment or of the holding of a public office.

emolument Usage Examples

Converse of object

deem: As identified above the actual salary paid to the worker may involve a considerable shortfall to the deemed emolument.
receive: The Chairman and Convenor work voluntarily, while the Secretary receives a small emolument for a part-time job.
pay: The emoluments paid to the above Jesuits during their lifetime, will continue to be paid by the chest of the chapter.
include: This includes all emoluments that form the gross taxable pay including guaranteed commission.
constitute: However, what constitutes wages under employment law is not the same as what constitutes emoluments under tax law.
have: One ( 2004: one ) employe has aggregate emoluments of between £ 80,000 and £ 90,000.

Adjective modifier

taxable: HMRC accept that the term " emoluments " for the purposes of section 43 is wider than just taxable emoluments.
total: The 13.5 % claim is based on the total emolument awarded to the highest paid director in Resources in 2005.
foreign: Box 1.35 This may be used by individuals in receipt of foreign emoluments to claim relief for " corresponding payments " .
other: The total stipend may be reduced by the Council as a result of other emoluments a Fellow may receive.
such: In the absence of unusual facts, we believe that such emoluments should be time apportioned.
own: The statesman, they trusted, would patronize their religion for its utility; and the clergy would inculcate it for their own emolument.

Noun used with modifier

E: But the timing of the Schedule E emoluments charge does not affect the date of acquisition which applies for Capital Gains Tax purposes.

Possessives

Preposition: of

director: Operating profits c20 % before emoluments of the two working directors.
office: When the Rockingham Whigs took office in 1782, a variety of legislation was passed, reducing pensions and emoluments of offices.
employe: It is simply other emoluments of the employees and is subject to PAYE.

Preposition: from

employment: These two phrases replace Schedule E and the concept of emoluments from employment.

Preposition: for

duty: Emoluments for duties performed outside the UK will fall outside of the scope of Schedule E except in very limited circumstances.
year: Directors ' emoluments for the year were £ 3 million.

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