golden
UK /ˈɡəʊl.dən/US /ˈɡoʊl.dən/
adjective8
- The Renaissance was a golden era.
verb2
noun2
forms
goldened · goldening · goldens · Goldens · goldener · more golden · goldenest · most golden
Phrases with golden
- golden ageA period of happiness, peace, prosperity, and great progress.
- golden gooseSomething that generates much profit or gives great advantages.
- golden handcuffsAny arrangement or agreement designed to provide extremely favorable benefits or pay, so as to discourage a participant from choosing to leave it, especially to retain a choice employee in a role that is unpleasant to them.
- golden handshakeA generous severance payment, especially as an inducement to leave employment.
- golden helloA payment offered to an employee as an inducement to join, especially if currently working for a competitor.
- golden meanA position of balance between excess and deficiency.
- golden opportunityIdeal moment to do something.
- golden parachuteAn agreement between a company and an employee, usually an executive, specifying that the employee will receive certain significant benefits if employment is terminated.
- golden ruleA fundamental rule or principle.
- golden threadA common theme or idea.
- golden ticketA qualification, person or thing that can provide positive opportunities.
- golden yearsOld age; especially, the leisure years in later life after one has retired from employment.