Definition of Retention Offer

When a company increases an employee's salary or stock grants to encourage them to keep working at the company. This usually happens when an employee has a job offer to join another company.

Example: The company was concerned about increasing attrition among employees, so gave retention offers to all its employees.


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"Retention Offer" is used in the workplace during meetings or emails.

The definition for "Retention Offer" was last updated in 2023.

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Business English Quiz

Question: What does "Calendar Invite" mean?

   (A) When a person wants to meet with you next week.
   (B) An email sent to schedule a meeting with the option to either accept or decline the meeting at the scheduled time.
   (C) When a person has available time on their calendar to meet with you.
   (D) When a person does not have any time to meet with you.

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On this site, we also have templates on how to communicate effectively at work, such as requesting PTO, declining a promotion, and taking a sick day.

Word of the Day

Date: 04/19/2024

Word: Close It Out

Definition: To mark something as completed.

Example: This task has been fixed, so let's close it out within the task tracker.

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"Retention Offer." Jargonism.com Dictionary, https://jargonism.com/words/1513. Accessed 04/19/2024.