| 词汇 | emolument |
| 释义 | emolument noun[ C or U ] UKformaluk /ɪˈmɒl.jə.mənt/ us /ɪˈmɑːl.jə.mənt/ payment for work in the form of money or something else of value: 酬金，酬劳，薪水 There must be full disclosure of company directors' total emoluments. Earning money assessable bank base pay basic basic income disposable income hand over fistidiom in arrearsidiom line your pocket(s)idiom livelihood make an honest livingidiom performance-related pro bono pro rata profit from something prorate pull raise revenue sick pay And if my engineer friend places worldly emoluments upon a higher plane than professional efficiency, I dread for the safety of the bridges that he builds. Its emoluments could be increased by many honourable means not covered by the regular salary. Literature languished and died, since it brought neither honor nor emolument. The orders of the Company have forbidden their servants to take any extraneous emoluments. Through their friendly offices, his two sons, who had been sent out by a generous friend, were placed in situations of respectability and emolument. emolument | Business Englishemolument noun[ C, usually plural ] ACCOUNTING UKformaluk /ɪˈmɒljʊmənt/ us /-ˈmɑːl-/ a payment in money or some other form for work that has been done: The emoluments of the highest-paid director totalled £382,000, including pension contributions. Examples of emolumentemolument A villager whose property they failed to protect, or whose recovery they could not make, could withhold for a time his share of jagalya's emoluments. Altogether, the cost of law enforcement (some £1.2 million) rose to equal the emoluments for central, district and village officials. Apprentices contracted with master craftsmen to be trained for a three-to-five year period were often provided with room and board and other emoluments. This support could consist either of daily meals at the new landlord's table or emoluments in kind, money or purchased goods. Their emoluments are termed "stipends," as this suits the administrators, enabling them to bypass all labor laws. Civil servants and policemen have to go on strike before receiving their emoluments. The economic and political results of this decentralization were expansion of personnel and emoluments, confusion over funding for central and provincial departments and financial underpinning for regional autonomy. The emoluments of a flight-lieutenant, taking pay and allowances together, will amount to rather more than £50 a month. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Speaking very roughly, this will on an average give them about five-sixths of their full ordinary emoluments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They build on the existing provisions that companies can set off profit sharing bonuses paid out as emoluments against corporation tax. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has therefore received no salary, fees, emoluments or benefits in kind as a non-executive director. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If directors' emoluments are to be disclosed, let us hear about the emolument of barristers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been a substantial increase in regard to the emoluments of those employed ashore. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then the auditors of the company can perfectly easily work this, and bring in, as an ascertained emolument, whatever is subject to tax. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But nurses as a class especially considering the responsibility of their work, are badly underpaid, notwithstanding board and lodging and emoluments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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