Severance

Noun

 * 1) The act of severing or the state of being severed.
 * 2) A separation.
 * 3) A severance payment.

Synonyms

 * separation
 * severance payment, severance pay

Thesaurus
abscission, alteration, amputation, analysis, anatomization, atomization, butchering, change, chopping, clearance, cleavage, cutting, demarcation, deportation, desynonymization, detachment, dichotomy, differencing, differentiation, discard, discrimination, disequalization, disjunction, disposal, disposition, distinction, distinguishment, diversification, division, ejection, elimination, enucleation, eradication, excision, exile, expatriation, expulsion, fission, individualization, individuation, laceration, liquidation, modification, mutilation, ostracism, outlawing, outlawry, particularization, personalization, purge, removal, rending, resection, riddance, ripping, scission, section, segregation, separation, severalization, slashing, slicing, specialization, splitting, surgery, suspension, tearing, variation, withdrawal

Translations

 * Dutch:, (het) lossnijden, (het)
 * Finnish: irrottaminen, katkaiseminen


 * Japanese: 切断 (setsudan)


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 * Finnish:


 * Japanese: 分離 (bunri)


 * Dutch: ontslagvergoeding


 * Finnish: eroraha