英语词汇“to earn out”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

†1. transitive. To discharge (a debt, obligation, etc.) by working; cf. to work out 2 at work v. Phrasal verbs 1. Obsolete. rare.

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society > occupation and work > working > [verb (transitive)] > work to pay off (debt or obligation)

to work outa1535

to earn out1651

1651 D. T. Certain Qveries 22 If all..prisons were made workhouses, where such Felons may..be forced to work to get their bread, and to earn out that debt they have robbed any person of.

1700 S. L. tr. C. Schweitzer Relation Voy. in tr. C. Frick & C. Schweitzer Relation Two Voy. E.-Indies 226 He receives for each Man..Two Months ready Pay, which the Soldier or Mariner..must Earn out.

2. transitive. Of a film, book, etc.: to recoup (an advance) through sales. Also with a writer, recording artist, etc., as subject. Also intransitive.

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1927 Jrnl. Accountancy Mar. 177 If the picture is a failure and does not earn out the advance the distributor may have to write off the loss.

1968 N.Y. Times 2 June (Book Review section) 5/2 In spite of what Norman Mailer called its ‘totalitarian’ prose and despite ‘alarmingly low’ hardcover sales, L.B.J.'s book earned out, according to its publisher.

1990 F. Dannen Hit Men (1991) vii. 132 He signed and paid dearly for two established stars, Elton John and Donna Summer. Both eventually left the label, having failed to earn out.

2008 N.Y. Mag. 22 Sept. 41/3 Lots and lots of books haven't earned out their publishers' advances, but a hallowed few have attained the status of legendary flop.

2011 M. Okun & R. Sparks Along Cherry Lane iii. 33 Don't think I ever earned the advance out on any of those albums.

单词	to earn out
释义	> as lemmas to earn out to earn out †1. transitive. To discharge (a debt, obligation, etc.) by working; cf. to work out 2 at work v. Phrasal verbs 1. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > [verb (transitive)] > work to pay off (debt or obligation) to work outa1535 to earn out1651 1651 D. T. Certain Qveries 22 If all..prisons were made workhouses, where such Felons may..be forced to work to get their bread, and to earn out that debt they have robbed any person of. 1700 S. L. tr. C. Schweitzer Relation Voy. in tr. C. Frick & C. Schweitzer Relation Two Voy. E.-Indies 226 He receives for each Man..Two Months ready Pay, which the Soldier or Mariner..must Earn out. 2. transitive. Of a film, book, etc.: to recoup (an advance) through sales. Also with a writer, recording artist, etc., as subject. Also intransitive. ΚΠ 1927 Jrnl. Accountancy Mar. 177 If the picture is a failure and does not earn out the advance the distributor may have to write off the loss. 1968 N.Y. Times 2 June (Book Review section) 5/2 In spite of what Norman Mailer called its ‘totalitarian’ prose and despite ‘alarmingly low’ hardcover sales, L.B.J.'s book earned out, according to its publisher. 1990 F. Dannen Hit Men (1991) vii. 132 He signed and paid dearly for two established stars, Elton John and Donna Summer. Both eventually left the label, having failed to earn out. 2008 N.Y. Mag. 22 Sept. 41/3 Lots and lots of books haven't earned out their publishers' advances, but a hallowed few have attained the status of legendary flop. 2011 M. Okun & R. Sparks Along Cherry Lane iii. 33 Don't think I ever earned the advance out on any of those albums. extracted from earnv.¹ < as lemmas
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