In exchange, he was to get a percentage of the profits.

He did not pay anyone, instead promising people a percentage of the profits.

The stars and director were paid $250,000 each plus a percentage of the profits.

If the fund does well, the managers get a percentage of the profits.

Nobody firing back, and we still get a percentage of the profits.

He usually charged $500 per speech in addition to a percentage of the profits.

For a small percentage of the profits from whatever you come up with.

But he said I would get a percentage of the profits, and that appealed to me.

That was because they retained such a small percentage of the profits from the show.

I had a healthy percentage of the profits, but no ownership.