severance — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The act of severing or the state of being severed.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

2. A separation.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

3. A severance payment.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

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   Meta will notify employees who are being laid off on May 20, and will provide severance packages for those in the United States that include “16 weeks of base pay plus two weeks for every year of employment,” according to the memo to workers.

Noun

1. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

   Synonyms

   rupturebreachbreakriftfalling out

   Broader terms

   separationbreakupdetachment

   Examples

   they hoped to avoid a break in relations

2. the act of severing

   Synonyms

   severing

   Broader terms

   cutcutting