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How do you spell royalty-free?

Royalty-free is spelled R-O-Y-A-L-T-Y-F-R-E-E with a hyphen. Royality, with an extra i, is the usual error.

Letter by letter

R-O-Y-A-L-T-Y hyphen F-R-E-E

Spelling note

Hyphenated before the noun it modifies, as in a royalty-free licence.

What it means for nature photography

Royalty-free means one payment covers unlimited use, with nothing owed per impression or per print run. It does not mean the file costs nothing.

Common misspellings

  • royality-free → royalty-free
  • royaltee-free → royalty-free
  • roylaty-free → royalty-free
  • royalty free image → royalty-free

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