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    Sev·er·ance
    /ˈsev(ə)rəns/

    noun

    • 1. the action of ending a connection or relationship: "the severance and disestablishment of the Irish Church"
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  3. The meaning of SEVERANCE is the act or process of severing : the state of being severed. How to use severance in a sentence.

  4. the act of ending a connection, relationship, etc. or of being separated from a person, place, etc.: The minister announced the severance of aid to the country. The hardest thing to cope with was the severance from his family. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Payment methods.

  5. noun. the act of severing or the state of being severed. a breaking off, as of a friendship. Law. a division into parts, as of liabilities or provisions; removal of a part from the whole. severance pay. Discover More.

  6. SEVERANCE meaning: 1. money paid by an employer to an employee whose job the employer has had to bring to an end: 2…. Learn more.

  7. A severance is the ending of a connection or relationship. A terrible argument between you and your cousin could turn into a all-out feud and eventually a complete severance between the two branches of your family.

  8. 1. the act of severing or the state of being severed. 2. a breaking off, as of a friendship. 3. Law. a division of liabilities, provisions, etc., into parts; removal of a part from the whole. 4. Also called sev′erance pay`. money, exclusive of wages, etc., paid to an employee who is dismissed for reasons beyond the employee's control.

  9. 3 days ago · 1. uncountable noun. Severance from a person or group, or the severance of a connection, involves the ending of a relationship or connection. [formal] ...his bitter sense of severance from his family. [ + from] ...the complete severance of diplomatic relations. [ + of] 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]

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