earn out

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To qualify for a bonus or other amount of money that has been promised.
  2. To make more money from a book than it cost to run an advertising campaign for it; to make enough in royalties to cover the advance a book received.

Word forms

earn out earns out earning out earned out earnt out
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