severances
Termination payment packages
Severances is the plural of severance, which refers to the act of cutting off or separating, or the state of being severed.
Most commonly encountered in employment contexts, severance denotes compensation paid to workers whose jobs have been eliminated: The layoffs came with generous severances for affected employees.
The word extends to any decisive break or division, whether of relationships, ties, or physical connections.
Wrapped items for shipping
- payoutsSums of money paid
- layoffsMass job eliminations
- terminationsActs of bringing closure
- compensationPayment for services rendered
redundancy · dismissals · benefits · negotiations · settlements · downsizing · outplacement · golden parachutes
Severs or reduces
- breaksSplits or pauses
- rupturesBreaks or bursts suddenly
- separationsActs of dividing apart
- divisionsSeparate portions of something
partings · detachments · dissolutions · splits · fractures · discontinuations · interruptions · cleavages
Connections or neckwear
- bondsTies that unite
- connectionsRelationships between things
- affiliationsOrganizational memberships held
- associationsMental or organizational links
friendships · partnerships · alliances · marriages · memberships · loyalties · attachments · kinships
Enforceable written agreements
- agreementsFormal mutual arrangements
- clausesGrammatical or legal units
- releasesLets go or publishes
- waiversVoluntary right surrenders
settlements · obligations · liabilities · indemnities · covenants · stipulations · terms · conditions
packages
Wrapped items for shipping
- payoutsSums of money paid
- layoffsMass job eliminations
- terminationsActs of bringing closure
compensation · redundancy · dismissals · benefits · negotiations · settlements · downsizing · outplacement · golden parachutes · buyouts
cuts
Severs or reduces
- breaksSplits or pauses
- rupturesBreaks or bursts suddenly
- separationsActs of dividing apart
divisions · partings · detachments · dissolutions · splits · fractures · discontinuations · interruptions · cleavages · sundering
ties
Connections or neckwear
- bondsTies that unite
- connectionsRelationships between things
- affiliationsOrganizational memberships held
associations · friendships · partnerships · alliances · marriages · memberships · loyalties · attachments · kinships · breakups
contracts
Enforceable written agreements
- agreementsFormal mutual arrangements
- clausesGrammatical or legal units
- releasesLets go or publishes
waivers · settlements · obligations · liabilities · indemnities · covenants · stipulations · terms · conditions · mutual consent
- splitssplits, divisions, separations, partings, breaks
- land planninggreen belt, zoning regulations, town planning, planning permission, residential zoning
severanceshirings
Acts of employing people
onboardings · retentions · retention bonuses · recruitments · employments
severancesconnections
Relationships between things
attachments · joinings · unions · bonds · linkages
severancescontinuations
Things that proceed onward
perpetuations · maintenances · preservations · extensions · renewals
- severance packageCompensation upon job termination
- severance payCompensation upon job termination
- severance agreementTerms for employment termination
- severance paymentCompensation upon job termination