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royalty

The portion of oil, gas, and minerals retained by the lessor on execution of a leases or their cash value paid by the lessee to the lessor or to one who has acquired possession of the royalty rights, based on a percentage of the gross production from the property free and clear of all costs except taxes.

depletion allowance

A reduction in US taxes for owners of an economic interest in minerals in place to compensate for the exhaustion of an irreplaceable capital asset. This economic interest includes mineral interest, working interest in a lease, royalty, overriding royalty, production payment interest, and net profits interest.

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