版税 (bǎn shuì) — royalty (on books or other creative works)
Definition
版税 (bǎnshuì) refers to the percentage-based royalty paid to an author or rights holder for sales of their creative work — typically a cut of revenue, not a flat fee.
noun
royalty (on books or other creative works)
Examples
- 版税。Zhè wèi zuò jiā měi nián néng ná dào jǐ shí wàn bǎn shuì.This author receives hundreds of thousands in royalties every year.
- 版税。Chū bǎn shè àn xiāo shòu é de bǎi fēn zhī shí zhī fù bǎn shuì.The publisher pays royalties at ten percent of sales revenue.
- ，版税。Tā de xiǎo shuō bèi fān yì chéng duō zhǒng yǔ yán, bǎn shuì shōu rù hěn gāo.His novel has been translated into many languages, and his royalty income is very high.
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