as in salary
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services
the annual emolument for the director of the charity is officially only one dollar
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The Trump family’s involvement in foreign business deals became a major focus during Mr. Trump’s term, with critics ultimately suing and alleging that the family was illegally profiting from foreign payments — referred to as emoluments in the Constitution — while Mr. Trump was in office.
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Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
The emoluments clause prohibits the president from accepting any gift, title or emolument from a foreign state or domestic officials without congressional approval.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 17 Oct. 2022
Now, however, some Democrats are second-guessing whether the impeachment investigation should have included charges related to campaign finance and an emoluments probe of whether Trump properties profit from foreign nationals.
—Billy House, Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2020
This is the third year the company has made such a donation, part of an effort to avoid violating the foreign emoluments clause of the Constitution, which bars the president from accepting gifts or payments from foreign governments.
—Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2020
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Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
The emoluments clause prohibits the president from accepting any gift, title or emolument from a foreign state or domestic officials without congressional approval.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 17 Oct. 2022
Now, however, some Democrats are second-guessing whether the impeachment investigation should have included charges related to campaign finance and an emoluments probe of whether Trump properties profit from foreign nationals.
—Billy House, Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2020
This is the third year the company has made such a donation, part of an effort to avoid violating the foreign emoluments clause of the Constitution, which bars the president from accepting gifts or payments from foreign governments.
—Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2020
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“Emolument.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emolument. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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