results-based

(also result-based)

adjective HR, WORKPLACE

Definition

› used to describe payment that is related to the number of things you do, produce, sell, etc.: The use of results-based incentives is appropriate if there is a clear link between outcome and behavior. → Compare time-based

(Definition of results-based adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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