severance

nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈsɛv.ɹəns//
United Kingdom//ˈsɛv.ɜː(ɹ)n̩s//
Canada//ˈsɛv.ɚ.əns//
Canada//ˈsɛv.ɹəns//

The act of severing or the state of being severed.

noun

1
The act of severing or the state of being severed.
2
A separation.
3
A severance payment.
Meta will notify employees who are being laid off on May 20, and will provide severance packages for those in the United States that include “16 weeks of base pay plus two weeks for every year of employment,” according to the memo to workers.

Etymology

From sever + -ance, from Middle English severaunce, from Anglo-Norman, Old French sevrance, from sevrer.

Forms

plural: severances

Seventy · The translators of the Septuagint sever · To cut free.several · A number of different; various.

severance · The act of severing or the state of being severed.

Severance · A surname.severe · Very bad or intense.Severe · A surname.

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