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Recoupment, backend & participation · Specialist

Gross points

ELI5

Participation calculated from a defined gross-receipts base before particular deductions.

Used in conversation

“We need to clarify gross points before the deal is signed.”

Definition

Participation calculated from a defined gross-receipts base before specified deductions.

Here “Gross points” means: Participation calculated from a defined gross-receipts base before specified deductions.

Pitch context

You may encounter “Gross points” in rights, contracts, finance, distribution & labour conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains who controls, pays for, approves, exploits or bears risk around a project.

Caution

Meaning and consequences may change by contract, collective agreement, territory or law. This entry is orientation, not legal advice.

Connected terms

  • Net pointsGross points participate before many deductions; net points participate after contractually defined deductions and may never pay out.
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Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.