单词 | golden handshake |
释义 | > as lemmasgolden handshake golden handshake n. a substantial severance payment offered as compensation for dismissal or compulsory redundancy, or as an inducement to take early retirement. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > compensation > [noun] > for termination of employment pay-off1935 severance pay1953 silver handshake1958 golden handshake1959 lumpers1960 severance1965 1959 Times 29 June 6/5 (headline) Tax on ‘golden handshakes’. 1960 Economist 9 Apr. 179/2 There is little public sympathy for the tycoon who retires with a golden handshake to the hobby farm. 1985 P. Larkin Let. 21 Apr. in Sel. Lett. (1992) 739 I can see myself resigning in despair with no golden handshake. 2017 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 16 Mar. Received a significant golden handshake on leaving the company. < as lemmas |
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