severance
noun
sev·er·ance
ˈse-və-rən(t)s 
ˈsev-rən(t)s
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The company incurred $3.9 million in severance charges related to this restructuring.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 10 Mar. 2025
TelevisaUnivision disclosed restructuring, severance and related charges of $53.4 million for the fourth quarter, compared with $24.2 million in the year-ago period.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
Somewhere else, another woman is taking advantage of the obliviousness inherent to severance.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Employees who are being laid off will still receive severance payments and post-employment benefits.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 10 Mar. 2025
TelevisaUnivision disclosed restructuring, severance and related charges of $53.4 million for the fourth quarter, compared with $24.2 million in the year-ago period.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
Somewhere else, another woman is taking advantage of the obliviousness inherent to severance.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Employees who are being laid off will still receive severance payments and post-employment benefits.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for severance
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“Severance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/severance. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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severance
noun
sev·er·ance
ˈsev-(ə-)rən(t)s
: the act or process of severing : the state of being severed
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