severance
/ˈsɛv.ɹəns/US/ˈsɛv.ɚ.əns/
severance noun: the act of severing or the state of being severed.
Noun
severance (countable and uncountable, plural severances)
- The act of severing or the state of being severed.
- A separation.
- A severance payment.
- 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.2026 April 23, Mike Isaac, Eli Tan, “Meta to Lay Off 10 Percent of Work Force in A.I. Push”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2026
Proper noun capitalized: Severance
Severance (plural Severances)
- A surname.
severance meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
severance in Hindi
- severance
- जुदाई judāī
severance in Tamil
- அறுத்தல், முறித்தல், வெட்டுதல்
severance in Urdu
- severance
- جدائی judāī
severance in Bengali
- বিচ্ছিন্নকরণ, চাকুরির অবসানজনিত বিচ্ছেদ
Forms of severance
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | severances |
| alternative form | severaunce |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Severances |
Origin of severance
From sever + -ance, from Middle English severaunce, from Anglo-Norman, Old French sevrance, from sevrer.
Words formed from severance
Phrases with severance
Words that rhyme with severance
Questions about severance
- What does severance mean?
- Severance means the act of severing or the state of being severed.
- What is severance in Hindi?
- Severance in Hindi is जुदाई (judāī). See Severance meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is severance?
- Severance can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce severance?
- Severance is pronounced /ˈsɛv.ɹəns/ (UK).
- What is the plural of severance?
- The plural of severance is severances.
Words near severance in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: severance (page history and authors); Severance (page history and authors); जुदाई (Hindi) (page history and authors); severance (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); جدائی (Urdu) (page history and authors); severance (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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