profit sharing

noun

: a system or process under which employees receive a part of the profits of an industrial or commercial enterprise

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Eligible employees last year received up to $4,400 in profit sharing. Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 17 Dec. 2024 Instead, the government has relied on financial incentives, through an uncodified system of internal profit sharing that links the bureaucracy’s financial performance to individual remuneration. Yuen Yuen Ang, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2018 Every employee who launches a new venture receives a cash bonus and profit sharing once the product is live. Alexandre Bonvin, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 Coaching companies are handling the account management, tooling and lead acquisition so coaches expect profit sharing. Chelsea Seid, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for profit sharing 

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of profit sharing was in 1872

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“Profit sharing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profit%20sharing. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.

Legal Definition

profit sharing

noun
profit shar·​ing
: a plan under which employees receive a part of the profits of an enterprise

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