skin in the game

Definición y Significado de "skin in the game"

skin in the game

a personal investment or stake in a particular outcome, which motivates a person to be committed to achieving success or avoiding failure

Dialect

American

Example

The company's executives have a lot of skin in the game because a significant portion of their compensation is tied to the company's stock performance.

The shareholders voted against the executives' large bonuses because they felt the executives did not actually have enough skin in the game since the bonuses were guaranteed regardless of the company's performance.