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- DictionarySev·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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noun. sev· er· ance ˈsev-rən (t)s. ˈse-və- Synonyms of severance. : the act or process of severing : the state of being severed. Examples of severance in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web That never happened, and Day was eventually left with no job and no severance.
Add to word list. money paid by an employer to an employee whose job the employer has had to bring to an end: The management have offered employees one week's severance ( pay) for each six months they have worked at the company. a severance agreement / deal / package. formal.
Add to word list. the official ending of an agreement, especially between an employer and employee: He is entitled to $40,000 in severance pay. The union negotiated severance agreements for all staff made redundant. severance benefits / compensation / payments.
noun. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) synonyms: breach, break, falling out, rift, rupture. see more. noun. money paid out to an employee who was dismissed from working for reasons beyond the employee's control. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Severance."
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. / ˈsɛvərəns / noun. the act of severing or state of being severed. a separation.
a situation in which an employer forces an employee to leave a job: severance pay. (Definition of severance from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of severance. in Chinese (Traditional) 資遣費，遣散費, （聯繫、關係等的）斷絕，中斷, 分離… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 解雇费，遣散费, （联系、关系等的）断绝，中断, 分离… See more. in Spanish.
the act of ending somebody’s work contract. employees given notice of severance. severance pay/terms. Word Origin. See severance in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: severance. Definition of severance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
