| 单词 | severance | 
| 释义 | severance  (sevərəns  )       1. uncountable noun  Severance from a person or group, or the severance of a connection, involves the ending of a relationship or connection.  [formal]  ...his bitter sense of severance from his family. [+ from]     ...the complete severance of diplomatic relations. [+ of]    2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]  Severance pay is a sum of money that a company gives to its employees when it has to stop employing them.  [business]  We were offered 13 weeks' severance pay.   Collocations:  severance agreement The administrator suggests that a severance agreement might be more desirable.  Christianity Today  First, such employees must be given at least 21 days to consider any severance agreement, and the agreement must contain a provision to this effect.  Christianity Today  Employees can waive this protection by simply signing a severance agreement.  Christianity Today  The severance agreement covers his notice period to the end of next year.  Times, Sunday Times  These disputes often can be avoided by having the employee sign a severance agreement.  Christianity Today  Don't try voluntary severance: that never gets rid of them and only encourages the talented to move.  Times, Sunday Times  The steel giant yesterday began a voluntary severance programme for the cuts, which will be made across all operations.  Times, Sunday Times  The payoff included a 262,000 voluntary severance payment and discretionary award of 210,000.  Times, Sunday Times  It plans to open a voluntary severance scheme.  Times, Sunday Times  It said that all the 600 staff will take voluntary retirement or voluntary severance packages, with no compulsory redundancies.  Times, Sunday Times  Translations: Chinese: 离职的 补偿金 Japanese: 解雇手当  | 
	
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