Money, benefits, or other valuable things you receive as payment for a job or position you hold.
From Latin 'emolumentum,' from 'emolere' meaning 'to grind out' or 'to work out.' Originally referred to grain ground at a mill, later extended to any earnings or compensation from employment.
The U.S. Constitution's Emoluments Clause specifically forbids government officials from accepting gifts and payments—this 2,000-year-old word about grinding grain became crucial legal language preventing corruption!
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