royalty
noun/ˈrɔɪəlti/
Frequency rank: #5,389 most common English word
Meaning
a payment made to an author, inventor, or owner each time their work or product is sold or used; also refers to members of a royal family.
Example sentence
The author receives royalty every time someone buys her book.
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