royalty

royalty
noun
1 members of a royal family
ADJECTIVE
minor (esp. BrE)
PHRASES
in the presence of royalty

She behaved as if she were in the presence of royalty.

2 (usually royalties) money paid to an author, etc.
ADJECTIVE
performance
unpaid (esp. BrE)
VERB + ROYALTY
pay
collect, earn, get, receive
charge
ROYALTY + NOUN
cheque/check, fee, payment
rate
PREPOSITION
in royaltys

She earns a lot in royalties.

royalty from, royalty on

He has received royalties on previous inventions.

PHRASES
an advance against royalties, an advance on royalties

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  • royalty — roy·al·ty n pl ties 1: a right delegated (as to an individual or corporation) by a sovereign 2 a: a share of the profit or product reserved by the grantor esp. of an oil or mineral lease compare overriding royalty b: a payment made to an author… …   Law dictionary

  • royalty — ⇒ROYALTY, IES, subst. fém. Gén. au plur. A. Redevance(s), ensemble de redevances dues, en échange d un droit d exploitation ou de passage, au propriétaire d un terrain, au gouvernement d un pays étranger par la société qui exploite un gisement… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Royalty — Roy al*ty, n.; pl. {Royalties}. [OF. roialt[ e], royault[ e], F. royaut[ e]. See {Royal}, and cf. {Regality}.] 1. The state of being royal; the condition or quality of a royal person; kingship; kingly office; sovereignty. [1913 Webster] Royalty… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Royalty — may refer to: * A royal family (by extension the ruling house of any monarchy, regardless of the title), or one or more of its members * Royalties, the payment made (originally to the licensing crown) for a concession of commercial value (e.g.… …   Wikipedia

  • Royalty — (auch California S 26 oder Royalti) ist eine rote Rebsorte. Es handelt sich um eine Neuzüchtung des Jahres 1938 von Harold Olmo zwischen den Sorten Alicante Ganzin und Trousseau. Die Kreuzung erfolgte an der University of California in Davis in… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • royalty — {{hw}}{{royalty}}{{/hw}} spec. al pl. Percentuale sugli utili corrisposta a chi concede lo sfruttamento di giacimenti petroliferi, miniere, brevetti e sim. | Percentuale che l editore paga all autore per ogni copia di libro venduto. ETIMOLOGIA:… …   Enciclopedia di italiano

  • royalty — Voz inglesa que se usa con frecuencia en español, normalmente en la forma plural royalties, para designar la cantidad que se paga al propietario de un derecho a cambio del permiso para ejercerlo y, en especial, el dinero que debe percibir el… …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • royalty — late 14c., office or position of a sovereign, from O.Fr. roialte, from V.L. *regalitatem (nom. *regalitas), from L. regalis (see ROYAL (Cf. royal)). Sense of prerogatives or rights granted by a sovereign to an individual or corporation is from… …   Etymology dictionary

  • royalty — |róialti| s. m. Valor que corresponde ao pagamento pela publicação, utilização ou comercialização de obra, patente, marca, etc. (Mais usado no plural.) • Plural: royalties.   ‣ Etimologia: palavra inglesa …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • royalty — /ˈrɔjalti, ingl. ˈrɔɪəltɪ/ [vc. ingl. «regalità»] s. f. inv. percentuale □ diritti d autore, diritti sulle vendite …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • royalty — (plural royalties; del inglés; pronunciamos roya l ti ) sustantivo masculino 1. Pago que una persona o empresa debe hacer al titular de una obra, patente, invento o cosa parecida, como derecho por explotarlos comercialmente …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

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