Equity vs. Royalty

Equitynoun

Fairness, impartiality, or justice as determined in light of "natural law" or "natural right".

Equitynoun

(legal) The power of a court of law having extra-statutory discretion, to decide legal matters and to provide legal relief apart from, though not in violation of, the prevailing legal code; in some cases, a court "sitting in equity" may provide relief to a complainant should the code be found either inapplicable or insufficient to do so.

Equitynoun

(legal) A right which accrues to a party in a transaction because of the nature of the transaction itself, and which is exercisable upon a change of circumstances or conditions; in other words, an equitable claim.

Equitynoun

(legal) Value of property minus liens or other encumbrances.

Equitynoun

The body of law which was developed in the English Court of Chancery, which Court had extra-statutory discretion, and is now administered alongside the common law of Britain.

Equitynoun

(business) Ownership, especially in terms of net monetary value of some business.

Equitynoun

(accounting) Ownership interest in a company as determined by subtracting liabilities from assets.

Equitynoun

(poker) A player's expected share of the pot.

Equitynoun

Equality of rights; natural justice or right; the giving, or desiring to give, to each man his due, according to reason, and the law of God to man; fairness in determination of conflicting claims; impartiality.

Equitynoun

An equitable claim; an equity of redemption; as, an equity to a settlement, or wife's equity, etc.

Equitynoun

A system of jurisprudence, supplemental to law, properly so called, and complemental of it.

Equitynoun

the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it

Equitynoun

the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation

Equitynoun

conformity with rules or standards;

Royaltynoun

The rank, status, power or authority of a monarch.

Royaltynoun

People of royal rank, plus their families, treated as a group.

Royaltynoun

A royal right or prerogative, such as the exploitation of a natural resource; the granting of such a right; payment received for such a right.

Royaltynoun

The payment received by an owner of real property for exploitation of mineral rights in the property.

Royaltynoun

(by extension) Payment made to a writer, composer, inventor etc for the sale or use of intellectual property, invention etc.

Royaltynoun

(figuratively) Someone in a privileged position.

Royaltynoun

A king and a queen as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.

Royaltynoun

The bounds of a royal burgh.

Royaltynoun

The state of being royal; the condition or quality of a royal person; kingship; kingly office; sovereignty.

Royaltynoun

The person of a king or sovereign; majesty; as, in the presence of royalty.

Royaltynoun

An emblem of royalty; - usually in the plural, meaning regalia.

Royaltynoun

Kingliness; spirit of regal authority.

Royaltynoun

Domain; province; sphere.

Royaltynoun

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.

Royaltynoun

A share of the product or profit (as of a mine, forest, etc.), reserved by the owner for permitting another to use the property.

Royaltynoun

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.

Royaltynoun

payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property;

Royaltynoun

royal persons collectively;

Royaltynoun

people of royal blood or status

Royaltynoun

a member of a royal family

Royaltynoun

the status or power of a king or queen

Royaltynoun

the most successful, famous, or highly regarded members of a particular group

Royaltynoun

a sum paid to a patentee for the use of a patent or to an author or composer for each copy of a book sold or for each public performance of a work

Royaltynoun

a royal right (now especially over minerals) granted by the sovereign to an individual or corporation.

Royaltynoun

a payment made by a producer of minerals, oil, or natural gas to the owner of the site or of the mineral rights over it.