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severaunce

severaunce is the obsolete form of severance.

Meaning of severance

Noun

severance (countable and uncountable, plural severances)

  1. The act of severing or the state of being severed.
  2. A separation.
  3. 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

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Forms of severaunce

pluralseveraunces

Questions about severaunce

What is severaunce the obsolete form of?
Severaunce is the obsolete form of severance.

Words near severaunce in the dictionary

  1. severance tax
  2. severance taxes
  3. severances
  4. Severas
  5. severation
  6. severaunce
  7. severaunces
  8. severe
  9. severe acute respiratory syndrome
  10. severe acute respiratory syndromes
  11. severe clear

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