silver handshake

noun

A severance package offered to an employee, often a middle manager or long-term staff member, who is forced into early retirement or leave due to company restructuring.

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Meanings

nounsilver handshake (plural silver handshakes)

plural silver handshakes

  1. idiomatichuman resources; labour; human resources; labourA severance package offered to an employee, often a middle manager or long-term staff member, who is forced into early retirement or leave due to company restructuring.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
golden handshake
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APA

silver handshake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silver%20handshake

MLA

“silver handshake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silver%20handshake. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silver handshake,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silver%20handshake.

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