Sales & Retail vocabulary · Targets, Metrics & Commission

Commission clawback

Meaning in sales & retail, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In sales & retail, commission clawback means: The reversal of commission previously awarded when a condition in the sales pay plan is not met.

In Turkish: ödenmiş primin geri alınması

How it is used

Use for a reversal under stated plan conditions; specify the trigger and affected commission.

Example sentences

  1. The cancelled subscription triggered a commission clawback under the team's written plan.

    The commission is reversed because a stated earning condition was not maintained.

  2. Payroll corrected the commission clawback after discovering that the invoice had actually been paid.

    A reversal should reflect accurate information about the triggering event.

Common collocations

  • commission clawback provision
  • reverse a commission clawback

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