severance
noun
sev·er·ance
ˈsev-rən(t)s 
ˈse-və-
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Worse, Kimberly-Clark set up the exits with an unusual requirement: To receive severance, those who were let go were required to continue working until May 1.
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Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 28 May 2024
Scott received $3 million in severance after parting ways in the summer of 2021, according to the conference.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
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Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 28 May 2024
Scott received $3 million in severance after parting ways in the summer of 2021, according to the conference.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
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severance
noun
sev·er·ance
ˈsev-(ə-)rən(t)s
: the act or process of severing : the state of being severed
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