English Explanatory Dictionary

velvet handcuffs

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Golden handcuffs: any arrangement designed to provide favorable benefits or pay so as to discourage a participant from choosing to leave it.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see velvet, handcuffs.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

velvet handcuffs

Synonyms

golden handcuffs
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