earnout en · NOUN
Etymology
From earn + out.
Meanings
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A formula by which the management of a company earns a share of the company's share capital by achieving results above pre-determined levels.
The earnout was definitely getting in the way of running Skype the way we wanted to run it.
2007 October 18, Brad Stone, “EBay Reports 3rd-Quarter Growth, With Some Blemishes”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| earnouts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |