severance
11severance — A settlement received after being released from a corporation. In the context of corporate governance, an agreement that assures high level executives of their positions or some compensation and are not contingent upon a change in control.… …
12Severance —  Pour l’article homonyme, voir Severance: Blade of Darkness.  Severance Données clés Réalisation Christopher Smith Scénario James Moran Christopher Smith Acteurs principaux …
13severance — [[t]se̱vərəns[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Severance from a person or group, or the severance of a connection, involves the ending of a relationship or connection. [FORMAL] ...his bitter sense of severance from his family. ...the complete severance of… …
14severance — sev|er|ance [ˈsevərəns] n [U] formal 1.) when you end your relationship or connection with another person, organization, country etc, especially because of a disagreement severance of ▪ the severance of diplomatic ties between the two countries 2 …
15severance — sev|er|ance [ sev(ə)rəns ] noun uncount 1. ) a situation in which money is paid to a worker who is forced to leave a company because they are no longer needed 2. ) severance pay 3. ) FORMAL the process of ending something such as a friendship or… …
16severance — noun /ˈsɛv.ɹəns,ˈsɛv.ɜː(ɹ)n̩s/ a) The act of severing or the state of being severed. b) A separation. Syn: separation, severance payment, severance pay …
17severance — dismissal from employment A kind of cutting: She would call her lawyer about the tedious details of her severance. (N. Evans, 1995 she had not lost a husband or a limb, but been dismissed) Whence severance pay, the compensation for… …
18severance — UK [ˈsev(ə)rəns] / US noun [uncountable] 1) formal the process of ending something such as a friendship or a relationship severance of: the severance of all links with the regime 2) a situation in which money is paid to a worker who is forced to… …
19severance — Act of severing, or state of being severed; partition; separation; e.g. a claim against a party may be severed and proceeded with separately. Fed.R.Civil P. 21. Separation of cases so that they can be tried separately. Severance divides lawsuit… …
20severance — /sev euhr euhns, sev reuhns/, n. 1. the act of severing or the state of being severed. 2. a breaking off, as of a friendship. 3. Law. a division into parts, as of liabilities or provisions; removal of a part from the whole. 4. See severance pay.… …
