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Meaning of golden handshake | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A generous severance payment, especially as an inducement to leave employment.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Deutsch goldener Handschlag
Suomi kultainen kädenpuristus
Français gratification de fin de service indemnité de départ prime de départ
Italiano buonuscita
Polski odprawa

Examples

“Lloyds TSB's 1996 accounts show⟳ that the executive fallout following the takeover of TSB by Lloyds meant the departure of two executives clutching substantial golden handshakes.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

golden hawksbeard golden hello Golden Hills Golden Horde Golden Horn Golden Horseshoe

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