Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or process of severing.
- noun The condition of being severed.
- noun Separation; partition.
- noun Severance pay.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of severing, or the state of being severed; separation; the act of dividing or disuniting; partition.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of severing, or the state of being severed; partition; separation.
- noun (Law) The act of dividing; the singling or severing of two or more that join, or are joined, in one writ; the putting in several or separate pleas or answers by two or more disjointly; the destruction of the unity of interest in a joint estate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
severing or the state of beingsevered . - noun A
separation . - noun A
severance payment .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of severing
- noun a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
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Examples
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“You know where the term severance pay comes from, Scot?” said Longo as he hung the clipboard on a peg inside the cabinet and locked it again.
The Lions of Lucerne Brad Thor 2002
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Cain has insisted he only knew of one complaint, and says he knew of no legal settlements--only what he calls a severance agreement with one woman.
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When she left the company, she received $21 million in severance pay.
Marcia G. Yerman: Carly Fiorina: "Because It's Good for Us" Marcia G. Yerman 2010
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When she left the company, she received $21 million in severance pay.
Marcia G. Yerman: Carly Fiorina: "Because It's Good for Us" Marcia G. Yerman 2010
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When she left the company, she received $21 million in severance pay.
Marcia G. Yerman: Carly Fiorina: "Because It's Good for Us" Marcia G. Yerman 2010
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When she left the company, she received $21 million in severance pay.
Marcia G. Yerman: Carly Fiorina: "Because It's Good for Us" Marcia G. Yerman 2010
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When she left the company, she received $21 million in severance pay.
Marcia G. Yerman: Carly Fiorina: "Because It's Good for Us" Marcia G. Yerman 2010
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When she left the company, she received $21 million in severance pay.
Marcia G. Yerman: Carly Fiorina: "Because It's Good for Us" Marcia G. Yerman 2010
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The revelation comes one day after Doug Hampton, the husband of Ensign's former mistress, told Las Vegas Sun columnist Jon Ralston that Ensign paid Cynthia Hampton, who was also an employee of Ensign's political action committee and re-election campaign, more than $25,000 in severance when she stopped working for Ensign's political operation.
Statement: Senator's parents 'made gifts' to mistress's family 2009
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When she left the company, she received $21 million in severance pay.
Marcia G. Yerman: Carly Fiorina: "Because It's Good for Us" Marcia G. Yerman 2010
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