trailing spouse

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• trailing spouse — UK US noun [C] ► HR the husband or wife of an employee who is sent to work in another country: »If you want to hire top people, the trailing spouse issue is a continuous challenge. »More enlightened employers are realising that the happiness of… …   Financial and business terms

• trailing spouse — (TRAY.ling spows) n. In a relationship, the person who gives up their job in order to follow the other person to a new location where that person has found employment. Example Citation: Not fitting in socially may seem like a small thing. But it… …   New words

• trailing spouse — /ˌtreɪlɪŋ spaυs/ noun US a successful working spouse of someone who works abroad (one of the two has to commute at weekends) …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• office spouse — n. A co worker with whom one has a very close but nonromantic relationship. Also: workplace spouse. Example Citations: Another love connection at work? Whoa, says Ms. Hiddema and Mr. Ducoffe. While they may be spending countless hours together… …   New words

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• kitchen pass — n. Permission from one s spouse to attend an event or go on an outing. Example Citations: Wolfgang Kern, 40, joined the free play [chess] tournament Saturday afternoon for a few quick games. He and his wife recently had their first child, so… …   New words

• Relocation services — or employee relocation includes a range of internal business processes that are engaged to transfer employees, their families, and/or entire departments of a business to a new work location. Like other types of employee benefits, these processes… …   Wikipedia

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• alpha earner — (AL.fuh urn.ur) n. A wife who earns all or most of her household s income. Example Citation: They call them the new alpha earners. They are women, they bring home America s bacon and they are set to take over. Women are beginning to rise steadily …   New words

• wasband — n. A woman s ex husband. Example Citation: The bride s aunt dances with her ex husband he s called a wasband on the hay strewn dance floor in front of the barn. Abigail Trafford, Will You Still Catch Me When I m Sixty Four?, The Washington Post,… …   New words