"golden handshake" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-golden handshake.ogg [Australia] Forms: golden handshakes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} golden handshake (plural golden handshakes)
  1. (idiomatic) A generous severance payment, especially as an inducement to leave employment. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: golden handcuffs, golden hello, golden parachute, golden shower, green handshake Translations (generous severance payment): 肥雞餐 (Chinese Cantonese), kultainen kädenpuristus (Finnish), gratification de fin de service [feminine] (French), indemnité de départ [feminine] (French), prime de départ [feminine] (French), goldener Handschlag [masculine] (German), buonuscita (Italian), odprawa [feminine] (Polish), contract verbal [neuter] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-golden_handshake-en-noun-b8HM8XQb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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