emolument
General noun
A salary, fee or profit derived from an office, employment or position.
The directorship carried few duties but a generous emolument that kept him comfortably in retirement.
Law noun
A salary, fee, or other profit derived from holding an office or employment.
The report disclosed every emolument paid to the directors during the financial year.
Business noun
A payment or profit arising from employment or holding office, especially a salary or fee.
The annual report itemised every emolument received by each board member, including pension contributions.
Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.
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