severance

noun

UK/ˈsev.ᵊr.əns/
US/ˈsev.ɚ.əns/

Definitions of severance noun

  1. Uncountable(不可數名詞)

    Money paid by an employer to an employee whose job has been terminated.

    遣散費

    • The company offered employees severance pay equivalent to one week's salary for every six months of employment.

      公司向員工提供每工作六個月相當於一週薪水的資遣費。

    • They offered a generous severance package, including extended health benefits and job placement services.

      他們提供了慷慨的資遣方案,包括延長健康福利和就業安置服務。

    • Many employees left the company with severance payments due to restructuring.

      由於重組,許多員工帶著資遣費離開了公司。

  2. Uncountable(不可數名詞)formal(正式)

    The act of ending a connection or relationship, or the state of being separated.

    斷絕;分離

    • The government announced the severance of diplomatic ties with the country.

      政府宣布與該國斷絕外交關係。

    • Severance from his past life was a huge challenge for him.

      與過去的生活斷絕對他來說是一個巨大的挑戰。

    • The severance of the road resulted in the interruption of traffic between the two villages.

      道路的中斷導致兩個村莊之間的交通中斷。