Phrase guide

golden parachute

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An agreement between a company and an employee, usually an executive, specifying that the employee will receive certain significant benefits if employment is terminated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Topics: business, management

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

giving top executives lucrative benefits that must be paid by the acquirer if they are discharged after a takeover

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shark repellent, porcupine provision

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مِظَلَّة هُبُوط ذَهَبِيَّة — agreement on benefits
  • Chinese Mandarin: 金色降落伞 (jīnsè jiàngluòsǎn) — agreement on benefits
  • Chinese Mandarin: 金色降落傘 /金色降落伞 (jīnsè jiàngluòsǎn) — agreement on benefits
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黃金降落傘 /黄金降落伞 (huángjīn jiàngluòsǎn) — agreement on benefits
  • Czech: zlatý padák — agreement on benefits
  • Danish: gyldent håndtryk — agreement on benefits
  • Dutch: gouden handdruk — agreement on benefits
  • Esperanto: ora paraŝuto — agreement on benefits
  • Estonian: priske lõpparve — agreement on benefits
  • Finnish: kultainen kädenpuristus — agreement on benefits
  • French: parachute doré — agreement on benefits
  • French: parachute en or — agreement on benefits
  • German: goldener Fallschirm — agreement on benefits
  • Hebrew: מַצְנֵחַ זָהֹב (matsnéakh zahóv) — agreement on benefits
  • Italian: paracadute dorato — agreement on benefits
  • Italian: paracadute d'oro — agreement on benefits
  • Japanese: ゴールデンパラシュート (gōruden parashūto) — agreement on benefits
  • Korean: 황금 낙하산 (hwanggeum nakhasan) — agreement on benefits
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gyllen fallskjerm — agreement on benefits
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gyllen fallskjerm — agreement on benefits
  • Polish: złoty spadochron — agreement on benefits
  • Romanian: parașută de aur — agreement on benefits
  • Russian: золото́й парашю́т (zolotój parašút) — agreement on benefits
  • Spanish: paracaídas dorado — agreement on benefits
  • Spanish: paracaídas de oro — agreement on benefits
  • Swedish: fallskärmsavtal — agreement on benefits