sev·er·ance 
(sĕvər-əns, sĕvrəns)
(sĕvər-əns, sĕvrəns)n.
1.
a. The act or process of severing.
b. The condition of being severed.
2. Separation; partition.
3. Severance pay.
- make allowance for
- make allowances for
- make/a mock of
- make a mountain out of a molehill
- make a point of
- make a stink
- make away with
- make bail
- make believe
- make-believe
- make bold
- make book
- make day
- make do
- make-do
- make ducks and drakes of ducks and drakes with
- make ducks and drakes of/play ducks and drakes with
- make ducks and drakes play ducks and drakes with
- make ends meet
- make eyes
- make flesh crawl
- make for
- make fun of
- make good
- make/go the rounds