commission-based
Earnings follow sales
Commission-based describes compensation tied to sales or transactions rather than fixed wages.
A commission-based job pays workers a percentage of what they sell: She took a commission-based role selling real estate.
The structure can mean high earnings for top performers but income uncertainty for others.
Commission-based pay incentivizes aggressive sales tactics.
Payment for services rendered
- incentiveReward encouraging action
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- earningsMoney gained from work
- repStanding, briefly
closer · pitch · territory · target · bonus · deal · client · revenue
Payment for service
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- cutSeverance or reduction
- marginEdge of a page
- transactionExchange of goods/money
brokerage · spread · rake · kickback · referral · finder · override · split
compensation
Payment for services rendered
rep · closer · pitch · territory · target · bonus · deal · client · revenue · percentage
fee
Payment for service
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- cutSeverance or reduction
- marginEdge of a page
transaction · brokerage · spread · rake · kickback · referral · finder · override · split · tiered
contractor
Hired construction professional
- freelanceSelf-employed project work
- gigShort-term paid work
- self-employedWorking independently, not hired
independent · 1099 · variable · income · unstable · hustle · flexible · part-time · piecework · agent
portrait
Artistic depiction of someone
patron · artist · contract · specification · deadline · deposit · installment · gallery · collector · bespoke
- fundingfunding, grant, loan, grants, venture capital
commission-basedsalaried
Paid fixed regular amount
hourly · flat-rate · fixed-income · time-based · fee-for-service