"golden handcuffs" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-golden handcuffs.ogg
Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} golden handcuffs pl (plural only)
  1. (idiomatic) Any arrangement or agreement designed to provide extremely favorable benefits or pay, so as to discourage a participant from choosing to leave it, especially to retain a choice employee in a role that is unpleasant to them. Tags: idiomatic, plural, plural-only Related terms: golden handshake, golden hello, golden parachute, job lock, velvet handcuffs
    Sense id: en-golden_handcuffs-en-noun-lw3wp079 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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