(idiomatic) A generous severance payment, especially as an inducement to leave employment.

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

Any of several small, insectivorous burrowing mammals of the family Chrysochloridae, native to southern Africa.

A young man who has become unusually successful at an early age. / A favored youth, held in high esteem by others, and for whom there are high hopes.

(idiomatic) A fundamental rule or principle. / (ethics) The principle that one should treat other people in the manner in which one would want to be treated by them.

(geometry) The irrational number (approximately 1.618), usually denoted by the Greek letter φ (phi), which is equal to the sum of its own reciprocal and 1, or, equivalently, is the square root of the sum of itself and 1.

(baseball) A humorous verbal "award" given to a batter who has struck out four times in a single game.

A young woman who has become unusually successful at an early age. / A favored youth, held in high esteem by others, and for whom there are high hopes.

A breed of dog, originating in Britain.

(idiomatic) Ideal moment to do something.