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noun money paid to an author, etc. ADJ. advance VERB + ROYALTY pay | earn, get, receive | charge ROYALTY + NOUN cheque, payment PREP. in ~s She earns a lot in royalties. | ~ from/on He has received royalties on previous inventions. PHRASES an advance on royalties members of the royal family ADJ. minor PHRASES in the presence of royalty She behaved as if she were in the presence of royalty.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary