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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.
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.
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.
Definition of severance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
1. uncountable noun. Severance from a person or group, or the severance of a connection, involves the ending of a relationship or connection. [formal] ...his bitter sense of severance from his family. [ + from] ...the complete severance of diplomatic relations. [ + of] 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Severance definition: the act of severing or the state of being severed. . See examples of SEVERANCE used in a sentence.
severance meaning, definition, what is severance: when you end your relationship or connec...: Learn more.
the act of severing, or the state of being severed: [ uncountable] severance from his family. [ countable] a severance of relations. Also, ˈsev•er•ance ˌpay. [ uncountable] money paid to a worker being dismissed for reasons beyond the worker's control. See -pare1-.
