severance

退職金、解雇手当

仕事が終わるときに、雇用主が従業員に渡すお金やその他の給付。

やさしい英語で： Money or benefits an employer gives someone when their job ends.

• She received three months' severance pay.
• The company offered a generous severance package.
• Will the dismissed workers get severance?

類義語： severance pay, termination payment

よく使う表現： severance pay, severance package, receive severance

切断、分離

何かを切り離すことや、物同士を分けること。また、その結果離れた状態。

やさしい英語で： The act of cutting something off or separating things, or the resulting state of separation.

• The fall caused severance of the cable.
• Complete severance of the nerve left her hand numb.
• The surgeon examined the wound for signs of severance.

使い方： severance of something (The accident caused severance of the main cable.)

類義語： separation, cutting, disconnection

反対語： connection, joining

よく使う表現： severance of something, complete severance, surgical severance, severance of ties