What's the difference between royalty and sovereign?

Royalty


Definition:

  • (n.) The state of being royal; the condition or quality of a royal person; kingship; kingly office; sovereignty.
  • (n.) The person of a king or sovereign; majesty; as, in the presence of royalty.
  • (n.) An emblem of royalty; -- usually in the plural, meaning regalia.
  • (n.) Kingliness; spirit of regal authority.
  • (n.) Domain; province; sphere.
  • (n.) That which is due to a sovereign, as a seigniorage on gold and silver coined at the mint, metals taken from mines, etc.; the tax exacted in lieu of such share; imperiality.
  • (n.) A share of the product or profit (as of a mine, forest, etc.), reserved by the owner for permitting another to use the property.
  • (n.) Hence (Com.), a duty paid by a manufacturer to the owner of a patent or a copyright at a certain rate for each article manufactured; or, a percentage paid to the owner of an article by one who hires the use of it.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A slew of figures from showbusiness, royalty and sport have also been linked with offshore companies in the documents.
  • (2) The commonwealth and state government gets royalties, but it’s not being shared with the Indigenous communities,” he said.
  • (3) He claimed payroll tax and coal royalties – which go to state coffers – would deliver a profit on the rail investment after three years.
  • (4) There is a risk of stranded assets, job losses and royalty shortfalls.
  • (5) You looked pretty overwhelmed when you went up to accept the award... Oh, maybe it's something about America not having royalty.
  • (6) Chipmaker ARM is the biggest faller in London, as analysts fret about a slowdown in royalty revenues.
  • (7) Streaming music service Spotify has now paid out more than $500m (£311m) in royalties to rightsholders since its launch in 2008, according to chief executive Daniel Ek.
  • (8) Worse still, she was threatened with violence by neighbours who thought the film portrayed them in an unflattering light; she also faced prosecution for claiming benefit without disclosing her royalties.
  • (9) "I certainly have seen the benefits that can come from [oil] royalties.
  • (10) But the Kumamoto governor was a fan, and cannily waived licensing fees for Kumamon, encouraging manufacturers to use him royalty-free.
  • (11) These men were described in the document as Epstein’s “adult male peers, including royalty”.
  • (12) The company has already paid out in excess of $500m in royalties, a sum that makes up 70% of the company's revenue.
  • (13) It was backed by the Newman government, which said it would create 10,000 jobs and contribute $22m in royalties to the state’s annual revenue.
  • (14) In a singularly painless contest the money would either be paid to the band as a royalty, which would take that money out of the system and put it into things like houses and groceries and college educations.
  • (15) "Clearly Arm's licensing and royalty momentum seems set to continue in coming quarters as well, not withstanding the broader weakness in the overall semiconductor industry," said analyst Janardan Menon at broker Liberum.
  • (16) The singer's royalties and fees will go to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, to which Fred Perry will also make a seasonal donation.
  • (17) Collier reiterated that royalties would not fill the gap left by federal money, but said Redman’s offer of using the development fund was a “positive commitment” that could be used to support those communities determined to be “sustainable”.
  • (18) That’s also 100 million times that an artist, songwriter, music label – or anyone else involved in the chain of creating and distributing music – was likely denied the opportunity to earn any royalties, revenues or sales.
  • (19) Photograph: Dean Sewell The PAC report states the expansion would safeguard 1,187 jobs over the next 14 years, provide $567m in royalties and there would be “substantial adverse economic impacts” to the towns of Singleton and Cessnock if the project doesn’t go ahead.
  • (20) "I'm still getting royalties as if it were full price … so I'm a really happy bunny," said James.

Sovereign


Definition:

  • (a.) Supreme or highest in power; superior to all others; chief; as, our sovereign prince.
  • (a.) Independent of, and unlimited by, any other; possessing, or entitled to, original authority or jurisdiction; as, a sovereign state; a sovereign discretion.
  • (a.) Princely; royal.
  • (a.) Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount.
  • (a.) Efficacious in the highest degree; effectual; controlling; as, a sovereign remedy.
  • (n.) The person, body, or state in which independent and supreme authority is vested; especially, in a monarchy, a king, queen, or emperor.
  • (n.) A gold coin of Great Britain, on which an effigy of the head of the reigning king or queen is stamped, valued at one pound sterling, or about $4.86.
  • (n.) Any butterfly of the tribe Nymphalidi, or genus Basilarchia, as the ursula and the viceroy.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Morrison and Operation Sovereign Borders commander Lieutenant General Angus Campbell continued to insist that their refusal to answer questions about “on water matters” was essential to meet the overriding goal of stopping asylum seeker boats, and said from now on such briefings on the policy would be held when needed, rather than every week because the “establishment phase” had finished.
  • (2) "Russia has invaded a sovereign neighbouring state and threatens a democratic government elected by its people.
  • (3) The Russians call it [the Crimea operation] ‘fast power’ – there are no democratic encumbrances, executive power is sovereign, the legislature, the military, the media, the judiciary are compliant.
  • (4) "It is pointless to think sovereign bond rates could be brought down for an extended period of time by outside interventions," said Draghi.
  • (5) The responses appeared to refer directly to Operation Sovereign Borders, but the immigration department secretary, Martin Bowles, later interjected to clarify that they were meant as general responses to operational matters.
  • (6) Updated at 1.43pm BST 1.10pm BST Portugal's 10-year sovereign bonds ended last month at their strongest level since the country was bailed out in May 2011, a sign that investors may be a little more confident about its prospects.
  • (7) Data published by the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) showed that the banks were only forced to simulate losses on sovereign debt that they held for trading purposes and not for bonds they might hold to maturity on their banking books.
  • (8) He arrived in 1998 when a boat carrying asylum seekers bound for Italy foundered off the coast; he and others were rescued and brought to a second British sovereign base on Cyprus, Akrotiri.
  • (9) Steinbrück is also right to accuse Merkel the of not having communicated the real nature of the European crisis: she continues to talk about a sovereign debt crisis even though, apart from Greece, the real macro-economic instability originated in the private sector.
  • (10) "As others, we have been surprised on the upside on the growth performance so far this year on the UK" said Moritz Kraemer, S&P's head of sovereign ratings for Europe."
  • (11) But when weapons are flowing from the borders of a sovereign state, it is very clear where the blame lies.
  • (12) We kept our troops in Iraq to help establish a sovereign government – and you got the job done.
  • (13) But Abbott said “operation sovereign borders” – aimed at “stopping the boats” would start as soon as the new government was sworn in on Wednesday.
  • (14) Finally and most crucially, Team Obama would have to convince the Israelis that a strong Lebanese army under the control of a democratically elected government is far better than Hezbollah armed to the teeth, given all the domestic and historical limitations that govern the army's use of offensive force – and that finally allowing such an army to be formed, withdrawing from all the remaining occupied territory in south Lebanon and ending its air force's illegal flyovers would actually improve Israel's security in the long run by encouraging the construction of a truly stable, sovereign neighbour.
  • (15) Tsipras also emphasised that Greece is a “sovereign country with an irrevocable right to conduct a multi-faceted foreign policy”.
  • (16) "The downgrade of the UK's sovereign ratings primarily reflects a weaker economic and fiscal outlook and hence the upward revision to Fitch's medium-term projections for UK budget deficits and government debt," it said.
  • (17) The implementation of sorely needed structural reforms is now an important step to take in order to solve the sovereign debt crisis and achieve faster and more sustained growth in EU member states.
  • (18) The response from the SPD opposition was harsh and noted that the government's gradual approach had led to a dramatic intensification of the sovereign debt crisis.
  • (19) He stressed, however, that Ukraine would remain a sovereign and united entity, under the terms of a peace deal agreed in Minsk last Friday.
  • (20) That’s why a simple PowerPoint presentation becomes Operation Sovereign Borders.