severance
noun
sev·er·ance
ˈse-və-rən(t)s 
ˈsev-rən(t)s
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According to the company, Six Flags America currently employs 70 full-time associates, who will be eligible for severance and other benefits.
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Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2025
Additionally, the Emerging & Other segment reduced its losses significantly, aided by the absence of prior-year severance and transaction-related costs, further contributing to the overall EBITDA growth.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
His contract required a lump sum severance payment worth six months of his salary and a payout for any unused vacation days or sick leave if he was fired without cause.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025
General and administrative expenses increased to $16.0 million, largely due to severance costs associated with workforce reductions.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2025
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Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2025
Additionally, the Emerging & Other segment reduced its losses significantly, aided by the absence of prior-year severance and transaction-related costs, further contributing to the overall EBITDA growth.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
His contract required a lump sum severance payment worth six months of his salary and a payout for any unused vacation days or sick leave if he was fired without cause.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025
General and administrative expenses increased to $16.0 million, largely due to severance costs associated with workforce reductions.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Severance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/severance. Accessed 24 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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