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Meaning of earn out | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  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.

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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