golden parachute

noun

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

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Meanings

noungolden parachute (plural golden parachutes)

plural golden parachutes

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

Translations

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

golden parachute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20parachute

MLA

“golden parachute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20parachute. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “golden parachute,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20parachute.

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