severance
noun
sev·er·ance
ˈsev-rən(t)s 
ˈse-və-
Examples of severance in a Sentence
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The company saw $225 million in restructuring charges during the first quarter, largely driven by severance and other corporate reshuffling costs.
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Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
The contract also includes layoff protections including notifications ahead of job cuts and severance for permanent layoffs, which have enveloped the gaming industry in recent months.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The nurse said 136 workers in the department received severance paperwork this week that provided payments of only about $4,000.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
So what’s a singer-songwriter do for an encore, after having pretty effectively covered the twin poles of serenity and severance?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
Kassan waived his claim to nearly $10 million in severance so that he would not be held to a non-compete agreement with MediaLink, according to his lawsuit.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Agrawal alone was set to get roughly $50 million in severance payouts.
—Jef Feeley, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024
Potential consequences Influencer or not, however, those who stream videos of themselves being fired from their job risk facing repercussions, such as violating severance agreements, the BBC reported.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2024
Former employees, including retail employees who were given no severance and only five days' notice that their stores were closing, told Fortune that Merrill provided no reason for the sudden change and posted cat memes on her Instagram the day that the announcement was made.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
The contract also includes layoff protections including notifications ahead of job cuts and severance for permanent layoffs, which have enveloped the gaming industry in recent months.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The nurse said 136 workers in the department received severance paperwork this week that provided payments of only about $4,000.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
So what’s a singer-songwriter do for an encore, after having pretty effectively covered the twin poles of serenity and severance?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
Kassan waived his claim to nearly $10 million in severance so that he would not be held to a non-compete agreement with MediaLink, according to his lawsuit.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Agrawal alone was set to get roughly $50 million in severance payouts.
—Jef Feeley, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024
Potential consequences Influencer or not, however, those who stream videos of themselves being fired from their job risk facing repercussions, such as violating severance agreements, the BBC reported.
—Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2024
Former employees, including retail employees who were given no severance and only five days' notice that their stores were closing, told Fortune that Merrill provided no reason for the sudden change and posted cat memes on her Instagram the day that the announcement was made.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
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severance
noun
sev·er·ance
ˈsev-(ə-)rən(t)s
: the act or process of severing : the state of being severed
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