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Definition of Golden handshake
1. Noun. A lucrative severance agreement offered to an employee (usually as an incentive to retire).
Definition of Golden handshake
1. Noun. (idiomatic) A generous severance payment, especially as an inducement to leave employment. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Golden Handshake
Literary usage of Golden handshake
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Federal Hiring from the Welfare Rolls: Congressional Hearings edited by John L. Mica (1999)
"... buyouts to almost 130000 Federal employees, 92 percent of whom retired with
tax-supported pensions to supplement that golden handshake that we provided. ..."
2. State of the Nation: South Africa 2007 by S Buhlungu (2007)
"This led to his contract being terminated early, but at the cost of his receiving
the richest golden handshake (R232 million) in local corporate history.2 ..."
3. Advances in Risk Management of Government Debt by H. J. Blommestein (2005)
"None of the debt management agencies surveyed offer golden handshake arrangements
to try to attract key staff. ..."
4. CyberRisk '96 Proceedings: Tools for Reducing Risk and Building Ethical by National Computer Security Association (1998)
"... have successfully carried out crimes have been rewarded by a "golden handshake" (a
special payment in return for leaving) and even positive references. ..."
5. Maggie's Sauna by Paul E. Furdon (2000)
"After each visit Sean says good-bye with a golden handshake containing a double
sawbuck or more for "postage stamp money." Brother Algernon is a strapping, ..."
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