severance
noun
sev·er·ance
ˈse-və-rən(t)s 
ˈsev-rən(t)s
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On the same day of the cuts, President and CEO Charlie Scharf signaled that Wells would trim more roles and take on the costs of the severances in the fourth quarter, which ends this month.
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Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Speaking at that same conference, Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf said that the bank will likely cut more of its workforce, which will result in higher severance expenses in the current fourth quarter.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
Wells Fargo expects more job cuts and higher severance costs in this quarter that ends in three weeks, bank CEO and President Charlie Scharf said Tuesday at an investors conference in New York.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
Consultants say rolling layoffs give executives maximum flexibility and can lower severance and restructuring costs, while keeping operations running by redistributing work slowly instead of wiping out entire teams overnight.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
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Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Speaking at that same conference, Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf said that the bank will likely cut more of its workforce, which will result in higher severance expenses in the current fourth quarter.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
Wells Fargo expects more job cuts and higher severance costs in this quarter that ends in three weeks, bank CEO and President Charlie Scharf said Tuesday at an investors conference in New York.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
Consultants say rolling layoffs give executives maximum flexibility and can lower severance and restructuring costs, while keeping operations running by redistributing work slowly instead of wiping out entire teams overnight.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Severance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/severance. Accessed 18 Dec. 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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