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I . sev·er·ance [ˈsevərən(t)s] N no pl form

1. severance (act of ending):

severance of
Abbruch m +gen
the severance of aid [to sb/sth]
die Kürzung der Zuwendungen [an jdn/etw]
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2. severance (separation):

severance
Trennung f

3. severance (payment by employer):

severance
Abfindung f
 10 examples from the Internet

4. severance LAW (ending of tenancy):

severance
Auflösung f des Mitbesitzes [o. gemeinsamen Eigentums]

5. severance (ending of employment):

severance
Entlassung f

II . sev·er·ance [ˈsevərən(t)s] N modifier

severance
Abfindungs-
severance agreement/deal/package
Abfindungsübereinkunft f
severance agreement/deal/package
Abfindungsabkommen nt

ˈsev·er·ance agree·ment N LAW

ˈsev·er·ance pay N no pl

ˈsev·er·ance pay·ment N ADMIN

severance agreement N ECON LAW

Specialized Vocabulary

severance payment N HUM RESOURCES

Specialized Vocabulary

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

severance agreement/deal/package
Abfindungsabkommen nt
the severance of aid [to sb/sth]
die Kürzung der Zuwendungen [an jdn/etw]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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She also helped pass an increase in the severance tax oil companies pay to extract oil from state land.
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Partial palp severance can result in a successful mating plug but not to the extent of full palp severance.
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Scientific knowledge of human affairs is possible, as long as there is a consistent severance from ethical-normative thought.
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He says that they have not offered him any severance pay since he left the air.
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He raised revenue for the state through a severance tax on coal and enacted reforms to the educational system.
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Severance payments are made to all politicians who serve two or more consecutive terms.
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Severance pay and minimum wage scales were added.
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Following this severance of ties to the state, the group came under increasing criticism and surveillance from the countrys security apparatus and propaganda department.
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Most employees were either transferred to different stores or offered a severance package.
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Ford has also offered a severance package to its affected employees.
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