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
Jada (1)JA-də, JAY-dəEnglish
Friederikefree-du-REE-kəGerman
Isi-Native American, Choctaw
ŽAna-Slovene, Croatian
Methuselahmə-THOO-zə-lə (English)Biblical
Pons-French (Rare)