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Idiom

golden hello

Meaning

A payment offered to an employee as an inducement to join, especially if currently working for a competitor.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“The company offered a golden hello to attract the new manager.”

“She accepted the job offer because the firm included a generous golden hello in her contract.”

“To lure the top executive away from his current firm, the board approved a significant golden hello as part of his recruitment package.”

Examples

simple

“The company offered a golden hello to attract the new manager.”

contextual

“She accepted the job offer because the firm included a generous golden hello in her contract.”

complex

“To lure the top executive away from his current firm, the board approved a significant golden hello as part of his recruitment package.”

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