parting gift

noun
UK /ˈpɑː.tɪŋ ɡɪft/
US /ˈpɑːr.t̬ɪŋ ɡɪft/

A parting gift is a present you give someone when you say goodbye.

She gave her teacher a parting gift on the last day of school.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A gift given to a guest as they leave an event.

Each guest received a small parting gift at the wedding.

3. Something left behind by a person who has gone.

The old tree was a parting gift from the previous owners.

4. A final act or item that marks the end of something.

The storm's parting gift was a beautiful rainbow.