severance

UK:^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɛvərəns/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsɛvərəns, ˈsɛvrəns/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sev′ər əns, sev′rəns)

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
severance n	(pay after being fired) (laboral)	indemnización por despido nf + loc adj
	The company made Dan redundant, but they paid him severance.
	La empresa echó a Dan, pero le pagaron indemnización por despido.
severance n	figurative (separation, cutting ties)	separación nf
		división nf
	The severance of the Church of England from Rome occurred in 1534.
	La separación de la Iglesia de Inglaterra de Roma ocurrió en 1534.
severance n	formal (break, cut)	ruptura nf
	The accident resulted in the complete severance of the limb.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
severance agreement n	(contract signed to terminate [sb]'s employment)	finiquito nm
severance check (US), severance payout (UK) n	(redundancy payout)	liquidación nf
severance fund n	(income protection plan)	seguro por despido grupo nom
severance of actions n	(law: division of trial)	separación de acciones loc nom f
		separación de demandas loc nom f
severance package n	(redundancy payout and benefits)	indemnización por despido nf + loc prep
severance pay n	(redundancy payout)	indemnización nf
	I didn't even get any severance pay when I was made redundant.
	Ni siquiera me dieron una indemnización cuando me despidieron.
severance payments npl	(redundancy payouts)	pagos indemnizatorios nm
severance tax n	(law: on nonrenewable resources)	regalías y/o derechos de explotación grupo nom

'severance' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

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Spanish:

Collocations: [received, claimed] a severance payment, a [generous, stingy] severance package, has to pay severance [tax, costs], more...

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