severance

See also: Severance

English

Alternative forms

• severaunce

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman, Old French sevrance, from sevrer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛv.ɹəns/, /ˈsɛv.ɜː(ɹ)n̩s/

Noun

severance (countable and uncountable, plural severances)

1. The act of severing or the state of being severed.
2. A separation.
3. A severance payment.

Synonyms

• (separation): separation
• (severance payment): severance payment, severance pay

Translations

act of severing

• Dutch: scheiding (nl) f, (het) lossnijden (nl), (het) los (nl) zijn (nl)
• Finnish: irrottaminen (fi), katkaiseminen (fi)
• Greek: αποκοπή (el) f (apokopí)
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• Japanese: 切断 (ja) (setsudan)
• Russian: отделе́ние (ru) n (otdelénije)

separation

• Dutch: scheiding (nl) f
• Finnish: ero (fi)
• Gallurese: mutzatura
• Greek: αποκοπή (el) f (apokopí), διαχωρισμός (el) m (diachorismós)
• Italian: separazione (it)
• Japanese: 分離 (ja) (bunri)
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• Russian: отделе́ние (ru) n (otdelénije)
• Sardinian:

  Campidanese: truncamentu

  Logudorese: truncadura

• Turkish: ayrılma (tr)

severance payment — see severance pay