exloding offer
n.— «Exploding Offer…A job offer with an expiration date. Often the value of the offer (usually the bonus portion) decreases slowly until that date.» —“Get that Gazelle Out of My Space!” by Eliot Redmond Innovation Dec., 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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