royalty

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/ˈɹɔɪəlti/

noun 5name 1

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(noun.) money paid to an author, etc.

ADJ

advance

VERB + ROYALTY

pay | earn, get, receive | charge

ROYALTY + NOUN

cheque, payment

PREP

in ~s

Musicians often receive payments in royalties whenever their songs are played on streaming platforms.

~ from/on

The author earns royalties from her bestselling novels every year.

PHRASES

an advance on royalties

(noun.) members of the royal family

ADJ

minor

PHRASES

in the presence of royalty

When the queen visited the school, all the students felt nervous in the presence of royalty.

Definitions

noun

The rank, status, power or authority of a monarch.

People of royal rank, plus their families, treated as a group.

Wolferton was an important station on the Kings Lynn-Hunstanton line, which closed in 1969. As the station was convenient for the Sandringham estate, it was regularly patronised by royalty, and royal retiring rooms were provided.

A royal right or prerogative, such as the exploitation of a natural resource; the granting of such a right; payment received for such a right.

The payment received by an owner of real property for exploitation of mineral rights in the property.

Payment made to a writer, composer, inventor etc for the sale or use of intellectual property, invention etc.

name

A surname.

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Wolferton was an important station on the Kings Lynn-Hunstanton line, which closed in 1969. As the station was convenient for the Sandringham estate, it was regularly patronised by royalty, and royal

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Until the total of advances in that contract has been earned out by royalties from any or all books in that contract, the author will not receive additional royalties.

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England will have another manager for the next World Cup, Hodgson’s reign will be defined by a result comparable to losing to the United States in the 1950 World Cup and the now-familiar inquest will

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Intel gets a huge royalty from the invention.

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The Kennedys were the closest thing that America has ever had to royalty.

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The Kennedys were the closest thing that the United States has ever had to royalty.

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