Earnout
Full definition of earnout
Noun
earnout
(plural earnouts)- (business, finance) 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.
- October 18, 2007, Brad Stone, EBay Reports 3rd-Quarter Growth, With Some Blemishes, The earnout was definitely getting in the way of running Skype the way we wanted to run it.