severance
noun
sev·er·ance
ˈse-və-rən(t)s 
ˈsev-rən(t)s
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The filing also highlights the company's focus on restructuring activities, which included severance and lease exit charges, totaling $276 million in 2024.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 10 Feb. 2025
But top Education Department officials at the meeting suggested that employees who took the buyout and did not get severance wouldn't be able to fight back, according to a summary of the meeting shared by people in attendance.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Employees directly impacted are being provided relocation support or severance, according to Walmart.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
During the remainder of their time with Cruise, the affected employees will receive full base pay, as well as eight weeks severance.
—Michael Wayland,hayden Field, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 10 Feb. 2025
But top Education Department officials at the meeting suggested that employees who took the buyout and did not get severance wouldn't be able to fight back, according to a summary of the meeting shared by people in attendance.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Employees directly impacted are being provided relocation support or severance, according to Walmart.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
During the remainder of their time with Cruise, the affected employees will receive full base pay, as well as eight weeks severance.
—Michael Wayland,hayden Field, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Severance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/severance. Accessed 20 Feb. 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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