severance
noun
sev·er·ance
ˈse-və-rən(t)s 
ˈsev-rən(t)s
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Best may continue receiving health insurance for the next six months, although those benefits can be deducted from her severance.
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Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2025
Those cuts, though, won’t be fully felt until later in the year after government severance checks run out.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 1 May 2025
Under Platt’s contract, he is entitled to a year’s salary, $308,000, as severance.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2025
Derby has suggested modifying certain incentives in a potential contract, including supplemental leave and severance, to ensure the new hire does not make as much.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2025
Those cuts, though, won’t be fully felt until later in the year after government severance checks run out.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 1 May 2025
Under Platt’s contract, he is entitled to a year’s salary, $308,000, as severance.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2025
Derby has suggested modifying certain incentives in a potential contract, including supplemental leave and severance, to ensure the new hire does not make as much.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Severance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/severance. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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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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