Glossary · Money and payouts
Commission— what it means in affiliate marketing
The cut an intermediary keeps — a CPA network, a payment provider, an agency reselling ad accounts.
In affiliate marketing the word runs both ways: the advertiser calls the affiliate payout a commission, and the affiliate calls the network margin one. When a payout is quoted without saying which side the commission sits on, the number means nothing.
Related terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Revenue share | A percentage of the revenue the referred users generate, usually 20–50%, paid for as long as they keep playing or buying. |
| Hold | The waiting period between a conversion and the payout, while the advertiser checks the traffic. |
Entry updated 29 July 2026. All 276 terms in one page.
