Definition
The act of cutting off or separating something, or money paid to an employee when their job ends.
Etymology
From Old French 'severance' derived from Latin 'separare' meaning to separate or sever; the meaning evolved from physical cutting to include the legal/financial sense in employment.
Kelly Says
The word 'severance' beautifully shows how language adapts to modern capitalism—it started meaning just 'cutting apart' but now in business it specifically means the financial cushion companies give workers when ending their relationship.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
severance
severance
AMአማርኛ
severance
severance
ARالعربية
إنهاء الخدمة
إنهاء الخدمة
BGБългарски
severance
severance
BNবাংলা
severance
severance
CACatalà
severance
severance
CSČeština
severance
severance
DADansk
severance
severance
DEDeutsch
Kündigung
Kündigung
ELΕλληνικά
severance
severance
ESEspañol
despido
despido
ETEesti
severance
severance
EUEuskara
severance
severance
FAفارسی
severance
severance
FISuomi
severance
severance
FRFrançais
licenciement
licenciement
GLGalego
severance
severance
HEעברית
severance
severance
HIहिन्दी
severance
severance
HRHrvatski
severance
severance
HUMagyar
severance
severance
IDBahasa Indonesia
severance
severance
ITItaliano
licenziamento
licenziamento
LTLietuvių
severance
severance
LVLatviešu
severance
severance
MNМонгол
severance
severance
MSBahasa Melayu
severance
severance
MYမြန်မာ
severance
severance
NLNederlands
ontslag
ontslag
NONorsk
oppsigelse
oppsigelse
PLPolski
zwolnienie
zwolnienie
PTPortuguês
demissão
demissão
RORomână
concediere
concediere
RUРусский
увольнение
увольнение
SKSlovenčina
severance
severance
SLSlovenščina
severance
severance
SRСрпски
severance
severance
SWKiswahili
severance
severance
TAதமிழ்
severance
severance
TEతెలుగు
severance
severance
THไทย
severance
severance
TRTürkçe
işten çıkarma
işten çıkarma
UKУкраїнська
severance
severance
URاردو
severance
severance
VITiếng Việt
sa thải
sa thải