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royalty-free

royalty-free adjective: of software, content, or materials, licensed for use after a one-time payment or fee, with no additional royalties required per use, reproduction, or distribution.

Adjective

royalty-free (not comparable)

  1. Of software, content, or materials, licensed for use after a one-time payment or fee, with no additional royalties required per use, reproduction, or distribution.

Origin of royalty-free

From royalty + -free.

Questions about royalty-free

What does royalty-free mean?
Royalty-free means of software, content, or materials, licensed for use after a one-time payment or fee, with no additional royalties required per use, reproduction, or distribution.
What part of speech is royalty-free?
Royalty-free is an adjective.

Words near royalty-free in the dictionary

  1. royalsails
  2. Royalston
  3. royalties
  4. Royalton
  5. royalty
  6. royalty-free
  7. Royaltys
  8. Royapuram
  9. Royat
  10. Roybal
  11. Roybals

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