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golden handshake

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌgolden ˈhandshake noun [countable]  British EnglishBEC a large amount of money given to someone when they leave their job 〔离职时 数额可观的〕退职金,遣散费
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golden handshakeUsually, you will be more concerned with compensation for loss of office colloquially known as a golden handshake.And the reward for dismissal is a golden handshake of several years' pay.Redundancy payment, or a golden handshake in lieu of notice, up to the value of £30,000.I never negotiated a corporate prenuptial agreement and never received a golden handshake.He should be able to spare £5,000 out of his golden handshake.Good news about my golden handshake.He will walk away with a reported golden handshake of £400,000.
From Longman Business Dictionarygolden handshakeˌgolden ˈhandshake (also handshake) noun [countable] British EnglishHUMAN RESOURCES a large amount of money given to a senior employee when he or she leaves a company, especially when they are being forced to leave200 university lecturers were made redundant with golden handshakes averaging £80,000.The retiring chief executive received a handshake of $27 million.
ˌgolden ˈhandshake nounChineseSyllable
Corpus Business amount to large a given money of


golden handshake
ˌgolden ˈhandshake noun [countable]
British English a large amount of money given to someone when they leave their job


golden handshakeBrE /ˌɡəʊldən ˈhændʃeɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɡoʊldən ˈhændʃeɪk/ 🔊 nouna large sum of money that is given to sb when they leave their job, or to persuade them to leave their job 丰厚的离职金