royalty

substantivo

1. 1

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

2. 2

   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.

3. 3

   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.

4. 4

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

5. 5

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

6. 6

   To make more money from a book than it cost to run an advertising campaign for it; to make enough in royalties to cover the advance a book received.

   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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   figuradoSomeone in a privileged position.

   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 begin again in a country that likes to see itself as football royalty.

   The Biden large-donor scene, where Mr. Katzenberg is treated as royalty himself, has been devastated since Mr. Biden’s debate performance two weeks ago.

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   calãoA king and a queen as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.

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   históricoThe bounds of a royal burgh.

Formas

plural

royalties