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- Dictionaryseverance/ˈsɛv(ə)rəns/
noun
- 1. the action of ending a connection or relationship: "the severance and disestablishment of the Irish Church"
- 2. division by cutting or slicing.
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SEVERANCE definition: 1. money paid by an employer to an employee whose job the employer has had to bring to an end: 2…. Learn more.
: the act or process of severing : the state of being severed. Examples of severance in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Victoria’s Secret said Waters, who is staying with the company in an advisory role until the end of August, is entitled to the severance benefits provided under his employment agreement.
noun [ U ] us / ˈsev.ɚ.əns / uk / ˈsev. ə r.əns / 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.
3 meanings: 1. the act of severing or state of being severed 2. a separation 3. law the division into separate parts of a joint.... Click for more definitions.
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.
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.
Severance definition: the act of severing or the state of being severed. . See examples of SEVERANCE used in a sentence.
