"royalties" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 版税
• 权利金

Definition

版税是指因持续使用某人作品、创意或财产（如书籍、音乐、专利或自然资源）而支付的费用。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于商业、法律或文创领域。指因作品、专利、资源等被他人使用而持续获得的收入，不同于工资。一般与知识产权相关，通常按销售比例支付。

Examples

The author receives royalties from every book sold.

作者每售出一本书都会收到**版税**。

Musicians earn royalties when their songs are played on the radio.

音乐人在歌曲在电台播放时会获得**版税**。

He gets royalties from the oil produced on his land.

他从土地上生产的石油获得**权利金**。

The movie studio still pays her royalties years after the film was released.

电影上映多年后，她仍然从电影公司获得**版税**。

If you invent something new, you can earn royalties from companies that use your idea.

如果你发明了新东西，企业使用你的创意时你可以获得**权利金**。

Some authors make more from royalties than from their original advance payment.

有些作者赚取的**版税**比最初的预付款还要多。