Meaning

2 senses

  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.

Forms

earns out, earning out, earned out, earned out
Base formearn out · to earn out
3rd person singularearns out
Present participleearning out
Past simpleearned out / earnt out
Past participleearned out / earnt out

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyearn out
he, she, itearns out

Past simpleLesson

all personsearned out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave earned out
he, she, ithas earned out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill earn out

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
earmarkearmuffsearnA2earnestB1earnestly
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