different between avail vs emolument
avail
English
Etymology
From Middle English availen (“to be of use”), from Old French a (“to”) + vail (from valoir (“to be worth”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ve?l/
- Rhymes: -e?l
Verb
avail (third-person singular simple present avails, present participle availing, simple past and past participle availed)
- (transitive, often reflexive) To turn to the advantage of.
- (transitive) To be of service to.
- (transitive) To promote; to assist.
- (intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object.
- (India, Africa, elsewhere proscribed) To provide; to make available.
Antonyms
- disavail
Derived terms
- available
- disavail
Related terms
Translations
Noun
avail (plural avails)
- Effect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use (now usually in negative constructions). [from 15thc.]
- Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.
- 2014, Paul Doyle, "Southampton hammer eight past hapless Sunderland in barmy encounter", The Guardian, 18 October:
- At half-time, Poyet replaced Wes Brown with Liam Bridcutt in the heart of defence and sent out the rest of the players to atone for their first-half mistakes. To no avail.
- (now only US) Proceeds; profits from business transactions. [from 15thc.]
- 1862, Elijah Porter Barrows, The State And Slavery
- the avails of their own industry
- 1862, Elijah Porter Barrows, The State And Slavery
- (television, advertising) An advertising slot or package.
- (US, politics, journalism) A press avail.
- (Britain, acting) Non-binding notice of availability for work.
- (oil industry) A readily available stock of oil.
- (obsolete) Benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success. [15th-19thc.]
- (obsolete, poetic) Effort; striving.
Usage notes
- (success or benefit): Very often encountered in negative phrases, such as of or to no or little avail.
Translations
Anagrams
- Alavi, Alvia, Avila
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emolument
English
Etymology
From Middle English emolument, from Old French emolument, from Latin ?molumentum.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??m?lj?m(?)nt/, /?-/, /-j?-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??m?lj?m?nt/
- Hyphenation: emo?lu?ment
Noun
emolument (plural emoluments)
- (formal) Payment for employment or an office; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary.
- Synonyms: compensation, fee, payment
Derived terms
- emolumental
Translations
See also
- in kind
Further reading
- remuneration on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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- what's emoluments clause
- emoluments what does it mean
- emoluments what are they
- what is emoluments in salary
- what is emoluments clause of the constitution
- what is emolument income
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