(royalties)
1.
The members of royal families are sometimes referred to as ~.
Royalty and government leaders from all around the world are gathering in Japan.
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2.
Royalties are payments made to authors and musicians when their work is sold or performed. They usually receive a fixed percentage of the profits from these sales or performances.
I lived on about ?3,000 a year from the royalties on my book.
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3.
Payments made to someone whose invention, idea, or property is used by a commercial company can be referred to as royalties.
The royalties enabled the inventor to re-establish himself in business.
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