Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of severing or the state of being severed.

    Scheidung, Trennung

    отделе́ниеotdelénije

    the act of severing

  2. (countable, uncountable)A separation.

    Trennung

    отделе́ниеotdelénije, разрывrazrýv

    a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

  3. (countable, uncountable)A severance payment.

Examples

9 sentences
  1. Tom received a generous severance package.

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  2. You'll be given two weeks severance pay.

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  3. How much severance pay did you get?

    deWie viel Abfertigung hast du bekommen?

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  4. Tom got a very generous severance package.

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  5. How much severance pay will we have to pay Tom?

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
act of severing:
separation:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
act of severing:

Origin

From sever + -ance, from Middle English severaunce, from Anglo-Norman, Old French sevrance

From sever + -ance, from Middle English severaunce, from Anglo-Norman, Old French sevrance, from sevrer.

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Forms

plural: severances

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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