severance
noun
sev·er·ance
ˈse-və-rən(t)s 
ˈsev-rən(t)s
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The company anticipates incurring severance costs of about $600 million to $800 million, in addition to $500 million to $700 million in other one-time costs.
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CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Liberate through severance when Mars meets Pluto.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
The 36-year-old agreed a severance deal with the Championship club to end a successful two-and-a-half-year spell in north Wales.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
The cost cuts include a $612 million severance charge tied to job reductions, which has shrunk the employee base by about 24% from 275,000 to about 210,000 since Scharf joined the bank in 2019.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2026
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CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Liberate through severance when Mars meets Pluto.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
The 36-year-old agreed a severance deal with the Championship club to end a successful two-and-a-half-year spell in north Wales.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
The cost cuts include a $612 million severance charge tied to job reductions, which has shrunk the employee base by about 24% from 275,000 to about 210,000 since Scharf joined the bank in 2019.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Severance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/severance. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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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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