severance

«severance» in Mova's school dictionary: Money paid to a worker when their job ends because the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (severance); often «severance pay»

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Money paid to a worker when their job ends because the company no longer needs them; also called severance pay or redundancy pay. tree →

2) (formal) Ending a connection or relationship: the severance of ties. tree →

3) Cutting something off. tree →

sense in the lessons

An adult, formal word from work and news: «Workers who were let go received severance pay». In formal voice it softens the harsh fact of losing a job. In maths: «Severance is 2 weeks' pay for each year worked» — multiply. Phrases: «severance pay», «severance package», «severance of ties».

examples

• When the factory closed, workers got severance pay. tree →
• Her severance package was three months' pay. tree →
• Severance is 1 week's pay for every year worked, so 6 years gives 6 weeks. tree →
• The severance of the two countries' ties surprised many. tree →
• Dad got a small severance when he was let go. tree →
• The severance of the rope sent the boat drifting. tree →

note

Uncountable. Verb: sever (to cut off). Formal word; related euphemisms for losing a job: «let go», «made redundant», «laid off».

In the corpora

• "Voluntary severance" means being paid to leave one's job.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «severance» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.