royalties

Meanings

• noun

  The share of profits or revenue that a person or entity receives, especially from an intellectual property such as a book, song, or invention.

  - "The author received large royalties from the sales of her book."
  - "The musician earns royalties each time her song is played on the radio."

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Rhymes

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realties , pieties , jubilees , felicities

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Variants

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royalties , royalty

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Etymology

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Originally, royalties referred to the revenue or taxes paid to a monarch, especially in relation to land.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, received an advance of £1,500 for the first Harry Potter book and later became one of the richest authors in the world due to royalties?

2. The term 'royalties' comes from the Old French word 'roialite', meaning 'royalty' or 'dominion'.

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Related Concepts

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1. intellectual property: A type of property that derives from the creativity of the mind, such as literary or artistic works, inventions, symbols, names, and designs.

2. copyright: A legal right granted to creators of original works, giving them exclusive rights to reproduce, distribute, and display the work.

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Culture

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In literature, royalties have been used metaphorically to represent success, wealth, or power. In music, they represent the financial rewards that artists receive from their intellectual property.

How to Memorize "royalties"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a pile of gold coins or dollar bills representing royalties.

2. associate
   

   - Associate royalties with success, wealth, or power.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the acronym R-O-Y-A-L-T-I-E-S: Revenue, Ownership, Your, Artist, Life, Time, Intellectual, and Earnings.

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