earn out Definition

earn
verb earned, earning

tr & intr
1. To gain (money, wages, one's living, etc) by working.
2. To gain as a reward; to deserve. See also well earned.

Thesaurus: deserve, win, merit, warrant; acquire, obtain, attain, get, gain, draw, gather, secure, reap.

Derivative: earner

A person who earns.

slang
An easy and sometimes dishonest way of making money.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon earnian.

Phrasal Verb: earn out

To make enough money from sales to recover costs or make a profit.