golden handshake

NOUN

retirement payout

Synonyms

WEAK

emeritus status golden handcuffs golden parachute pensioning off putting out to pasture superannuation

Example Sentences

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The virtuosity came in the form of a golden handshake, the documents show.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2022

He leaves with a golden handshake and a promise not to work for a competitor for two years.

From Reuters • Apr. 1, 2022

Party leader Tim Farron said the £10,000 "golden handshake" would help address a "critical skills shortfall" in the services.

From BBC • May 13, 2017

And unlike latter-day peers, he was sent packing without a golden handshake and with a ban from running a securities firm without previous approval from regulators.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2016

"Walker Williams is being given a golden handshake to stay on for one more year...It doesn't make sense to me that we can't spend more money on teachers."

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2014