| 单词 | golden parachute |
| 释义 | golden parachuteSEE SYNONYMS FOR golden parachute ON THESAURUS.COM nounan employment contract or agreement guaranteeing a key executive of a company substantial severance pay and other financial benefits in the event of job loss caused by the company's being sold or merged. Origin of golden parachuteFirst recorded in 1980–85 Words nearby golden parachutegolden mole, golden nematode, golden number, golden oldie, golden oriole, golden parachute, golden perch, golden pheasant, golden plover, golden rain tree, golden ratio Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for golden parachutegolden parachute nouninformal a clause in the employment contract of a senior executive providing for special benefits if the executive's employment is terminated as a result of a takeover Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for golden parachute (1 of 2)golden parachute A generous package of benefits offered to an employee as an inducement for early retirement or departure from a company: “Following the merger, many executives decided to leave after the offer of a golden parachute.” notes for golden parachuteThe term golden handshake means essentially the same thing: “The principal accepted the golden handshake in lieu of being demoted to assistant principal.” notes for golden parachuteBoth expressions are from the last quarter of the twentieth century, when such packages were offered frequently. Cultural definitions for golden parachute (2 of 2)golden parachute A provision in the contracts of many top executives that guarantees substantial benefits if they lose their positions. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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