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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

emolument

\ih-MOL-yuh-muhnt\, noun:
The wages or perquisites arising from office, employment, or labor; gain; compensation.

"No emolument, please! Data entry is about the journey, not the reward."

"I plan to spend my weekly emolument on cheese, as I do every week, here in scenic Pittsburgh."

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