Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

earn out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables: earn out
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To qualify for a bonus or other amount of money that has been promised.

verb

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.

Example Sentences

"Such amounts are payable in succeeding years but only if earned out by the employee by continuing service to M, at the rate of Math of the amount of the first installment for each complete month of service."
"Until the total of advances in that contract has been earned out by royalties from any or all books in that contract, the author will not receive additional royalties."

Inflected Forms

earns out (present, singular) earning out (participle, present) earned out (participle, past) earned out (past) earnt out (participle, past) earnt out (past)

Questions

What does earn out mean?: To qualify for a bonus or other amount of money that has been promised.

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