golden handcuffsnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˌɡəʊl.dən ˈhænd.kʌfs/us/ˌɡoʊl.dən ˈhænd.kʌfs/slangpayments made to employees, especially those in a high position, as a way of persuading them not to leave their jobs and go and work somewhere else
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Retiring & resigning
- abdicate
 - attrition
 - bow 1
 - bow out
 - chuck
 - chuck sth in
 - demit
 - drop
 - leave the field open for sb idiom
 - natural wastage
 - outgoing
 - pension sb off
 - pensionable
 - serve
 - serve sth out
 - stand aside
 - stand down
 - step
 - step aside/down
 - throw
 
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