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单词 severance
释义
severance
noun[U]
uk
/ˈsev.ər.əns/us
/ˈsev.ɚ.əns/
moneypaidby anemployerto anemployeewhosejobtheemployerhas had tobringto an end:
解雇费，遣散费
Themanagementhaveofferedemployeesone week's severance(pay)for each sixmonthsthey haveworkedat thecompany.资方向雇员们发放了遣散费，标准是每六个月工龄可获得相当于一星期工资的数额。
a severanceagreement/deal/package遣散费协议
formal
theactofendingaconnection,relationship, etc. or of beingseparatedfrom aperson,place, etc.:
（联系、关系等的）断绝，中断；分离
Theministerannouncedthe severanceofaidto thecountry.部长宣布中断对该国的援助。
Thehardestthing tocopewith was the severancefromhisfamily.对他来说最难应对的事情是与家人分离。
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Earning money
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(Definition ofseverancefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

severance| American Dictionary

severance
noun[U]
us
/ˈsev·ə·rəns/
moneypaidby anemployerto anemployeeorderedto give up ajob:
a severancepackage
severancepay
Thecompanyofferedseverance to everyone who wasletgo.
(Definition ofseverancefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

severance| Business English

severance
noun[U]
HR,LAW
uk
/ˈsevərəns/us
theofficialendingof anagreement,especiallybetween anemployerandemployee:
He isentitledto $40,000 inseverancepay.
Theunionnegotiatedseveranceagreementsfor allstaffmaderedundant.
severancebenefits/compensation/payments
paymentreceivedby anemployeewhentheiremploymentisendedby themanagement:
Workers with less than 6monthsemploymentdid notreceiveany severance.
(Definition ofseverancefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofseverance

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We are providing the opportunities of further severances and further productivity improvements.
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Meanwhile, it provides support to cover operating losses to keep the ports open while severances are taking place.
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More than half of this sum has been to pay for severances.
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Now that most severances are over, the annual saving is running at almost £6 million a year.
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Precise figures will depend on the severances achieved.
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Over 100 of the 650 severances that have been authorised have been withdrawn.
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Severances are crucial for the future of both ports.
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We will also seek to minimise compulsory severances.
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To help the industry we have made a series of stop-gap arrangements to enable the board to fund those severances.
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In the event, about 1,100 severances were achieved.
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Secondly, the scheme also has to meet the cost of severances in other ports.
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A substantial amount will be needed for further severances, as there are still substantial surpluses in both ports.
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The total provision for severances of all kinds within the £87 million is over £40 million, about half of the total of new money.
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Neither of them—this is crucial—had the funds to foot the unavoidable bill for severances.
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Indeed, demands are being made for more redundancies and voluntary severances to reduce that figure still further.
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