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severance

[sev-er-uhns, sev-ruhns]

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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.

severance

/ ˈ��ɛ��ə��ə�Բ� /

noun

the act of severing or state of being severed
a separation
law the division into separate parts of a joint estate, contract, etc

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Other Word Forms

nonseverance noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of severance¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English severaunce, from Anglo-French; equivalent to sever + -ance

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Former workers posted on social media that they were given 10 weeks of severance pay.

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Last month, Professor Burke sent an email to staff saying the university had made "good progress" in making savings through "strict controls" and "voluntary severance and retirements".

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Done in DOGE’s chainsaw-signature style, the cuts have disrupted the lives of journalists both in Alhurra’s Middle Eastern bureaus and its Virginia headquarters, leaving them with no severance or compensation.

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In an ideal world, you receive a severance package after a layoff.

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RGU announced in November that more redundancies could be made after 130 staff left through a voluntary severance scheme last year.

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severalty severance pay

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