severance
noun
sev·er·ance
ˈse-və-rən(t)s 
ˈsev-rən(t)s
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Some accepted severance and began new chapters.
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Marie Quintana, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
That relates to a near-equal split across both severance costs and asset write-downs from the termination of early stage R & D assets and the closure of some manufacturing sites.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Employees were given 14 calendar days to appeal the decisions and had to forego their severance agreements to fight the job loss.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
The contract, however, may entitle the employee terminated without cause or who resigns with cause to receive certain severance benefits to which the employee otherwise would not be entitled.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
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Marie Quintana, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
That relates to a near-equal split across both severance costs and asset write-downs from the termination of early stage R & D assets and the closure of some manufacturing sites.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Employees were given 14 calendar days to appeal the decisions and had to forego their severance agreements to fight the job loss.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
The contract, however, may entitle the employee terminated without cause or who resigns with cause to receive certain severance benefits to which the employee otherwise would not be entitled.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Severance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/severance. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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severance
noun
sev·er·ance
ˈsev-(ə-)rən(t)s
: the act or process of severing : the state of being severed
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