severance

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

NOUN

division

Synonyms

STRONG

analysis apportionment autopsy bisection breaking carving demarcation detachment diagnosis disjunction disjuncture dismemberment dissolution distribution disunion divorce divorcement parceling parting partition reduction rupture segmentation selection separation split subdivision vivisection

WEAK

breaking down breaking up contrasting cutting up departmentalizing detaching disparting disseverance disseverment distinguishing disuniting dividing rending separating splitting up

Antonyms

STRONG

attachment closing closure combination connection juncture marriage union

Example Sentences

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She received six months’ salary as severance, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

She might have jumped with another offer in hand but, without one, she waited for the ax to fall and got three months’ severance.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many did not see the severance of this partnership coming - and certainly not the timing.

From BBC

And private-sector workers who were laid off in the spring or summer are running through their own severance packages.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company expects to record pre-tax restructuring and charges of up to $90 million tied to the cuts, primarily in severance and related costs.

From The Wall Street Journal

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