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royalty — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • royalty noun Kings, queens, and their families, considered as a group.

Senses

royalty is used for these senses in English:

  • royalty 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.
  • royalty The payment received by an owner of real property for exploitation of mineral rights in the property.
  • royalty (by extension) Payment made to a writer, composer, inventor etc for the sale or use of intellectual property, invention etc.

royalty — full definition

  1. noun Kings, queens, and their families, considered as a group.
  2. noun A payment made to someone for the ongoing use of their work, invention, or property, such as a book, song, or oil field.

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