| 单词 | golden handcuffs |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgolden handcuffs golden handcuffs n. originally U.S. benefits or other conditions of employment structured in such a way as to discourage an employee from leaving his or her current employer.In quot. 1964 in singular. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > business affairs > management methods or systems > [noun] > benefits provided by employer golden handcuffs1964 1964 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 4 July 22/5 The idea of an adequate pension is still..tied to the idea of ‘loyal service’ and has been aptly described as a golden handcuff. 1982 Wall St. Jrnl. 9 Feb. 16/3 Getty Oil is trying to lock ‘golden handcuffs’ on explorationists by offering them four-year loans ‘up front’ equal to 80% of an employee's salary. 2017 Times (Nexis) 30 Jan. 49 He had cleverly restructured the company, inventing the idea of ‘golden handcuffs’ to lock in key talent, and gambled on securing the broadcasting licence on quality grounds. < as lemmas |
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