SEVERANCE Definition & Meaning

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severance

[ sev-er-uhns, sev-ruhns ]

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noun

the act of severing or the state of being severed.
a breaking off, as of a friendship.
Law. a division into parts, as of liabilities or provisions; removal of a part from the whole.
severance pay.

severance

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noun

the act of severing or state of being severed
a separation
law the division into separate parts of a joint estate, contract, etc

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of severance¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English severaunce, from Anglo-French; equivalent to sever + -ance

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It recently closed a second voluntary severance scheme after a previous round led to 60 members of staff leaving voluntarily.

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RGU announced in November that 135 further redundancies could be made after 130 staff left through a voluntary severance scheme last year.

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I asked Stone why there was any severance agreement at all, given that Meta asserts that Wynn-Williams was fired for “poor performance and toxic behavior.”

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The whole severance journey could even be a spiritual one and the reintegration of the subconscious and the conscious mind.

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One stumble reduces her to an outsider, forcing Cobel to return to the desperate company town where she grew up and designed inventions that Lumon stole, including the technology enabling the severance procedure.

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