severance
US /ˈsevərəns/UK /ˈsevərəns/
noun Advanced · C1 Nhân sự
Definition
compensation paid to an employee on early termination of an employment contract
Key corporate downsizing and HR legal term ('severance package', 'severance pay').
Examples
Staff members affected by the factory closure will receive a generous severance package.
Word Family
NounNoun
severance gốc
VerbVerb
sever
AdjectiveAdj
—
AdverbAdv
—
Synonyms
- redundancy paymoney paid to a worker who is laid off from employment
- compensationmoney awarded to someone as a recompense for loss, injury, or termination
Collocations
- Easy receive severance payreceiving financial compensation upon involuntary employment termination
- Medium negotiate a generous executive severance packagearranging a substantial exit payout upon corporate separation
- Hard calculate statutory severance pay obligations accuratelycomputing legal termination compensation according to labor laws
- Very Hard severance of diplomatic relations preceding hostilitiesthe formal termination of state ties prior to international conflict
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.