Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

severance

[sev-er-uhns, sev-ruhns] / ˈsɛv ər əns, ˈsɛv rəns /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

That program, Nike said, includes around $1 billion of pre-tax charges, “primarily consisting of employee-related costs,” as well as roughly $300 million in severance costs recognized in the last fiscal year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

The cuts are expected to result in roughly $6 million in severance expenses during the current quarter, CFO Enrique Mayor-Mora says on a call with analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

“We are supporting affected employees as they explore other opportunities within Kaiser Permanente and, where appropriate, providing severance, career support and outplacement services,” the health plan’s statement said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Those who are unable to transfer will receive severance support, Starbucks said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Discharged with or without honor, fired with or without severance, dispossessed with or without notice, they hung around for a while and then could not imagine themselves anywhere else.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

Discovery told investors that the cost of the downsizing would exceed $1 billion, to pay severances among other expenses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2023

“I asked him repeatedly if the governor had approved or knew about any of his severances or payments, and Roy repeatedly refused to say that was the case,” Mayer said Thursday.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2021

Still, newspapers with strong guilds – the New York Times and Washington Post – have seen fewer layoffs and less brutal severances, on the whole, than those without.

From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2013

Isoult began to cry at this, which cut her deeper than all the severances she had known.

From The Forest Lovers by Maurice Henry Hewlett

His retirement occasioned genuine grief to the King; and of all the severances which he had to undergo, this was probably that which affected Bismarck most.

From Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire by James Wycliffe Headlam




Vocabulary lists containing severance


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember new words for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com