severance meaning

severance as a noun

1. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
   • they hoped to avoid a break in relations

   Synonyms: rupture, breach, break, rift, falling out

   Type of: separation

   Kinds: schism

   Related forms: sever

2. the act of severing

   Synonyms: severing

   Type of: cut

   Related forms: sever

severance in a sentence

• You'll be given two weeks severance pay.
• Your severance money is already gone.
• How much severance pay did you get?
• It's just not right to fire Tom without giving him severance pay.
• Tom received a generous severance package.

How to pronounce severance

severance is pronounced /ˈsɛvɜrəns/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.