26984 words

royalties

6 definitions • 5 examples
1
the people who belong to the family of a king and queen:

Examples:

She believes she's related to royalty.
2
a payment made to writers, people who have invented things, owners of property, etc. every time their books, devices, land, etc. are bought or used by others
3
kings or queens and their families as a group, or the rank or power of these people:

Examples:

They treated her like royalty.
4
a payment made esp. to writers and musicians every time their books or songs are bought or used by others
5
a payment made to a writer, musician, inventor, etc. every time something they have created or invented is bought or used by others:

Examples:

6
an amount of money paid to land owners when oil, coal, etc. is taken from their land

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