earnout period
noun [C] (also earn-out period) FINANCEDefinition
› a period of time after the sale of a company during which the sellers can earn money if the company performs well: The parties often disagree as to whether the business was appropriately operated during the earnout period.
(Definition of earnout period noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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