severance

/'sevərəns/
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severance

The company offered a severance package to the laid-off employee.

Definition

Noun: 1. The act of ending a connection or relationship; the state of being separated or cut off. This refers to the formal or physical action of dividing something into parts or terminating an association. 2. A personal or social separation, especially a serious one between opposing groups. This meaning emphasizes a rift or division, often creating distance between people or factions.

Usage

The word "severance" is typically used in formal or legal contexts to describe the ending of a formal relationship or connection. It often implies a decisive or final break.

Examples
  • The severance of diplomatic ties between the two countries led to increased tensions.
  • Upon leaving the company, she received a generous severance package.
  • The accident caused a complete severance of the cable.
  • Their ideological differences resulted in a painful severance of their long friendship.
Advanced Usage
  • "Severance pay": A sum of money paid by an employer to an employee upon the termination of their employment contract.
    • His contract included a clause for six months' severance pay if the position was eliminated.
  • "Severance agreement": A legal contract between an employer and an employee that outlines the terms of the employment termination, often including financial compensation and confidentiality clauses.
    • Before receiving the payment, she had to sign a severance agreement.
Variants and Related Words
  • Sever (verb): To cut off or separate, especially a part from a whole; to end a relationship or connection completely.
    • The surgeon had to sever the damaged nerve.
    • They decided to sever all business ties.
Synonyms
  • Separation
  • Division
  • Break
  • Split
  • Dissociation
  • Disunion
Antonyms
  • Union
  • Connection
  • Link
  • Joining
  • Unification
Related Phrases
  • To undergo severance: To experience being cut off or separated.
    • The limb had to undergo severance to save the patient's life.
  • A clean severance: A complete and unambiguous separation, often with a sense of finality.
    • They agreed on a clean severance of their partnership to avoid future disputes.
severance

The company offered a severance package to the laid-off employee.

Noun
  1. the act of severing
  2. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
    • they hoped to avoid a break in relations

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