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(發(fā)明、創(chuàng)意、財產等的)使用費
Payments made to someone whose invention, idea, or property is used by a commercial company can be referred to as royalties .
例句
The royalties enabled the inventor to re-establish himself in business.
專利使用費讓這位發(fā)明家得以再次立足于商界。