royalty

A noun referring to either a payment made to the holder of a patent, copyright, or resource for the right to use their property, or to royal persons collectively.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее либо платеж владельцу патента, авторского права или ресурса за право использования его собственности, либо совокупность королевских особ.esSustantivo que designa, por un lado, el pago realizado al titular de una patente, derecho de autor o recurso por el permiso de usar su propiedad, y por otro, al conjunto de miembros de la realeza o a la persona de sangre real.frNom désignant soit un paiement versé au propriétaire d'un brevet, d'un droit d'auteur ou d'une ressource pour le droit d'utiliser sa propriété, soit l'ensemble des personnes de sang royal.deSubstantiv, das entweder eine Zahlung an den Inhaber eines Patents, Urheberrechts oder einer Ressource für das Nutzungsrecht an dessen Eigentum bezeichnet oder die Gesamtheit der königlichen Personen.ptSubstantivo que designa o pagamento feito ao titular de uma patente, direito autoral ou recurso pelo direito de usar sua propriedade, ou o conjunto de membros de uma família real.zh名词，指为使用他人的专利、版权或资源而支付给权利人的费用，也指王室成员或王室整体。arاسم يشير إما إلى مبلغ يُدفع لصاحب براءة اختراع أو حق تأليف أو مورد مقابل حق استخدام ملكيته، وإما إلى مجموع أفراد الأسرة المالكة أو الشخص الملكي.

1. Payment for use of property B2 formal

   A sum of money paid to the owner of a patent, copyright, or natural resource for the right to use or exploit it.

   • The author receives a royalty for every book sold.
   • The company pays a royalty to the inventor for using the patented technology.
   • Oil companies must pay royalties to the government for drilling rights.

   ruРоялтиesregalíafrRedevancedeLizenzgebührptRoyaltyzh版税arالإتاوة

   Synonyme: license feelicensing fee

2. Royal persons collectively B1 formal

   People of royal blood or status, such as kings, queens, princes, and princesses, considered as a group.

   • The palace was filled with royalty from around the world.
   • She was treated like royalty during her visit.
   • The event was attended by members of the British royalty.

   ruОсобы королевской кровиesrealezafrPersonnes de sang royal (collectif)deKönigliche HoheitenptRealezazh王室成员arأفراد العائلة المالكة

   Synonyme: crownmonarchyroyal familyroyal house

• royalties plural form
• royalties' possessive plural form
• royalty's possessive singular form