a golden handshake



a golden handshake

a large sum of money which is given to someone when they leave a company, especially if they are forced to leave The manager got early retirement and a £600,000 golden handshake when the company was restructured.
See also: golden, handshake

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Chinatsuchee-nah-tsooJapanese
Geraldine['dʒerəldi:n]
Sabrinasə-BREEN-ə (English), sah-BREE-nah (Italian), zahp-REE-nah (German)English, Italian, German
Adalheidis-Ancient Germanic
Jeconiah-Biblical
ÁNdaras-Sami