I. A striving for success, i. e. effort, exertion, labor (cf. elaboro; “rarely): neque enim magnum emolumentum esse potest,” can present no great difficulty, Varr. R. R. 3, 14, 1 (but in Caes. B. G. 1, 34, the true reading is molimento). —*
B. Concr., a work, a building, etc.: vetera, Cod. Th. 15, 1, 19.—Far more freq.,
II. The attainment of success, i. e. gain, profit, advantage, benefit (syn.: lucrum, quaestus, compendium, commodum, fructus, reditus).
(α).
Absol.: et emolumenta et detrimenta (quae ὠφελήματα et βλάμματα appellant) communia esse voluerunt, Cic. Fin. 3, 21; “so opp. detrimentum,” id. 1, 16, 53; cf. “opp. damnum,” Suet. Aug. 25: “nullum emolumentum esse, nullum injustitia partum praemium tantum, ut, etc.,” Cic. Rep. 3, 16 fin.; “so with praemium,” id. de Or. 2, 85, 346; cf. “with utilitas,” id. ib. 1, 8 fin.: “boni nullo emolumento impelluntur in fraudem,” id. Mil. 12, 32; cf. id. Font. 8, 17; id. Fin. 2, 18, 59; id. Fam. 7, 10 fin.; Liv. 5, 4; 6, 39; 21, 43; Quint. 3, 8, 7; * Lucr. 5, 166 et saep.; of persons: “ut quam maximum emolumentum novis sociis esset,” Liv. 22, 22, 7.—
(β).
With gen.: “emolumenta rerum fallacibus judiciis vident ... poenam non vident,” Cic. Off. 3, 8, 36: “victoriae,” Vell. 2, 105 fin.: “belli,” id. 2, 114, 4; Just. 9, 1, 2: “pacis,” Tac. A. 11, 7: “ergastulorum,” Plin. 18, 3, 4, § 21: “laborum,” Juv. 3, 22: “sacramentorum (with praemia),” id. 16, 35 et saep.: “honoris,” Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 68.
