Word: earnouts
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: earn
outs
Definition: Plural of earnout. A formula by which the management of a company earns a share of the company's share capital by achieving results above pre-determined levels.
Morphemes:
Affix: earn
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
Affix: out
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.