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severance
[ sev-er-uhns, sev-ruhns ]
noun
- 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
/ ˈsɛvərəns /
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 Words From
- non·sever·ance noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of severance1
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Example Sentences
The company is slating at least $1 billion to pay for severance and other related costs alone.
In September, he will get a severance of 16 weeks' pay from the company, which he said, “should last me until the New Year.”
The severance, another reporter explained to me, will not be paid to anyone who takes another job before September.
Forcing those fired to stay on until September in order to get their severance, they said, seemed particularly cruel.
“He tried to do a severance tax on the energy industry,” said Zawistowski.
With both Tom and me it was friendship at first sight, and nothing until the final severance came ever disturbed its course.
In Plymouth it took the form of separatism, or a simple severance from the Church of England.
Mrs. Severance, the friend Louise had brought out for the week-end, he supposed; she swam remarkably for a woman.
"If you float—after a while you don't know quite where you're floating," said Mrs. Severance's voice detachedly.
Gordon determined to begin his campaign by attacking these two places, when the severance would be complete.
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