How to pronounce “golden handcuffs”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (idiomatic) Any arrangement or agreement designed to provide extremely favorable benefits or pay, so as to discourage a participant from choosing to leave it, especially to retain a choice employee in a role that is unpleasant to them.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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