royalty payment

  • 11royalty — [roi′əl tē] n. pl. royalties [ME roialte < OFr < ML regalitas < L regalis,REGAL] 1. the rank, status, or power of a king or queen; royal position, dignity, etc.; sovereignty 2. a royal person or, collectively, royal persons 3. Archaic a… …

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  • 12payment — noun 1 paying/being paid ADJECTIVE ▪ immediate (esp. BrE), prompt ▪ late ▪ penalties for late payment of tax ▪ early (esp. BrE) ▪ …

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  • 13royalty — /roy euhl tee/, n., pl. royalties. 1. royal persons collectively. 2. royal status, dignity, or power; sovereignty: to be elevated to royalty. 3. a person of royal lineage; member of a royal family. 4. royalties, Archaic. prerogatives, rights, or… …

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  • 14royalty — The consideration payable by the lessee to the lessor under an oil or gas lease. 24 Am J1st Gas & O § 65. The right to share in production of oil or gas. Anno: 4 ALR2d 497. Compensation for the privilege of drilling and producing gas and oil,… …

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  • 15royalty — Compensation for the use of property, usually copyrighted material or natural resources, expressed as a percentage of receipts from using the property or as an account per unit produced. A payment which is made to an author or composer by an… …

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  • 16royalty — 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 …

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  • 17royalty — roy|al|ty [ˈrɔıəlti] n plural royalties 1.) [U] members of a royal family ▪ At school the other children treated them like royalty . 2.) [C usually plural] a payment made to the writer of a book or piece of music depending on how many books etc… …

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  • 18royalty — A payment made for the right to use the property of another person for gain. This is usually an intellectual property, such as a copyright (e.g. in a book) or a patent (e.g. in an invention). A royalty may also be paid to a landowner, who has… …

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  • 19royalty — A payment made for the right to use the property of another person for gain. This is usually an intellectual property, such as a copyright (e. g. in a book) or a patent (e. g. in an invention). A royalty may also be paid to a landowner, who has… …

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  • 20royalty */ — UK [ˈrɔɪəltɪ] / US noun Word forms royalty : singular royalty plural royalties 1) [countable, usually plural] a payment that someone such as a writer or musician gets each time their work is sold or performed 2) [uncountable] kings and queens and …

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