Dictionary
sev•er•ance
Pronunciation: (sev'ur-uns, sev'runs), [key]—
n.
1. the act of severing or the state of being severed.
2. a breaking off, as of a friendship.
3. Law.a division into parts, as of liabilities or provisions; removal of a part from the whole.
4. See
severance pay. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.