Severance: meaning, definitions and examples
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severance
[ ˈsɛv(ə)rəns ]
employment termination
The action of ending a connection or relationship, especially with regards to employment. It typically involves payment to an employee who is laid off or let go.
Synonyms
dismissal, separation, termination
Examples of usage
- Employees who are laid off may receive severance pay.
- She negotiated a generous severance package before leaving the company.
legal context
A separation or division, especially in a legal context such as property or estate.
Synonyms
division, partition, separation
Examples of usage
- The lawyer explained the severance of assets in the divorce proceedings.
- The judge ruled on the severance of the jointly owned property.
Translations
Translations of the word "severance" in other languages:
🇵🇹 separação
- rescisão
- rompimento
🇮🇳 विच्छेद
- अलगाव
- अलग होना
🇩🇪 Trennung
- Abfindung
- Abbruch
🇮🇩 pemutusan
- pemisahan
- perpisahan
🇺🇦 розірвання
- відокремлення
- звільнення
🇵🇱 separacja
- wypowiedzenie
- zerwanie
🇯🇵 切断 (せつだん)
- 離職 (りしょく)
- 分離 (ぶんり)
🇫🇷 séparation
- rupture
- licenciement
🇪🇸 separación
- rescisión
- despido
🇹🇷 ayrılma
- fesih
- kopma
🇰🇷 분리 (分離)
- 해고 (解雇)
- 단절 (斷絶)
🇸🇦 فصل
- إنهاء
- انفصال
🇨🇿 oddělení
- rozvázání
- rozchod
🇸🇰 oddelenie
- rozviazanie
- rozchod
🇨🇳 分离 (fēnlí)
- 解除 (jiěchú)
- 断绝 (duànjué)
🇸🇮 ločitev
- odpoved
- prekinitev
🇮🇸 aðskilnaður
- uppsögn
- slit
🇰🇿 бөліну
- бұзу
- ажырату
🇬🇪 გამოყოფა
- გაწყვეტა
- გათავისუფლება
🇦🇿 ayrılma
- ləğv
- qırılma
🇲🇽 separación
- rescisión
- despido