royalties

noun

plural of royalty
as in aristocracies
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class a political fund-raiser attended by the royalty of the Hollywood scene

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Recent Examples of royalties But the relationship turned litigious when Wagoner sued her in 1979 for millions in management fees and royalties. — Kristin M. Hall, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 But that would have meant Parton relinquishing half the publishing rights and therefore half the royalties. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Because of Houston’s version—which is the best-selling single by a female artist of all time—Parton earned $10 million in royalties, according to Forbes. — Jessica Vacco-Bolaños, StyleCaster, 25 Aug. 2026 Additionally, 100 percent of Shakira’s royalties from the song are donated to the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, which aims to raise $100 million to provide education and soccer resources to children around the world. — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026 Erica was running the Gibson Gives foundation for Gibson guitars, and Alex was coming to Nashville to announce that royalties from one of his signature Epiphone guitars would benefit Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital and Room in the Inn. — Kevin Griffin, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026 According to the athletic department’s annual report, Boise State made $1,569,476 through royalties, which was a 121% increase from the prior fiscal year. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 18 Aug. 2026 The other roughly 60% of their budget comes from landfill royalties, which have also lost value over the years, as that revenue remains stagnant while inflation costs rise. — Jack Springgate, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 In return, Disney is expected to receive royalties based on a percentage of the tickets and merchandise sales. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for royalties
  1. best
  2. elites
  3. societies
  4. elect
  5. tops
  6. flowers
  7. qualities
  8. creams
Noun
  • Benton had career bests in tackles (51), tackles for loss (6) and sacks (5 1/2) while helping the Steelers to the AFC North title.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • With the three-row Kia Sorento, the Hyundai Palisade retains the South Korean brands’ 10-year, 100,000-mile powertrain warranty, both segment and industry bests.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of best
Noun
  • The chances of Aschenbrenner being one of the wealthy elites who could afford to buy a galaxy, however, are now looking as remote as the possibility that humankind could ever conquer one within his lifetime.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026
  • But talking about corruption in a moral or systemic sense – observing that the country is in decline, or that elites are out of touch – can be effective.
    — Robert Boatright, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of elites
Noun
  • These girls make mistakes and learn lessons while living in unfair, unequal and unjust societies in need of change.
    — Tara Strauch, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Such groups may include perennial nomads (such as the Roma in Europe), Indigenous peoples in former European colonies, or smaller tribes in societies where tribal membership is socially significant.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of societies
Noun
  • The governor-elect faced a fight over removing Nick Balletto, who had initially been dismissive of Lamont as a candidate, as the Democratic state chair.
    — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2026
  • With energy prices moving higher in July so far, and recent strong statements on fighting inflation, markets see broadly a 1 in 3 chance that the FOMC elects to increase rates in July.
    — Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of elect
Noun
  • The orange and red blobs in the satellite view above show storms with the coldest and tallest cloud tops that are likely raining.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Cover loosely with cloths and let rise again; when dough has risen, place pans in preheated 350-degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until tops of loaves are light brown.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of tops
Noun
  • Summertime is high season for garden flowers, but their color and vibrancy fades as the growing season winds down in fall.
    — Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
  • And, when Malika’s dentist beau sends her flowers, Khloé opines (over FaceTime, naturally) that the bouquet is too small and therefore cheap.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of flowers
Noun
  • Summary Personality traits often blur between desirable and undesirable, with positive qualities becoming negative in extreme.
    — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • McGee joked with the crowd that their most similar qualities were distress around loud noises and mild anxiety.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of qualities
Noun
  • Data from Circana shows that during the first half of the year, eaux de parfum saw the strongest performance, though on the other end of the pricing and intensity spectrum, so did ancillary products like soaps, creams and shower gels.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of creams and balms that temporarily relieve the itch, this inconspicuous tool uses suction to directly remove insect venom, stingers, and saliva from the bite site.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of creams

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“Royalties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/royalties. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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