severance

/ˈsɛv.ɹəns/· noun

财经/商业B2

severance
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Chinese meaning

遣qiǎn散sàn费fèi;离lí职zhí补bǔ偿cháng

分fēn离lí;断duàn绝jué关guān系xì

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公gōng司sī裁cái员yuán时shí支zhī付fù给gěi员yuán工gōng的de离lí职zhí补bǔ偿cháng金jīn

Example

Meta Platforms said Wednesday its second-quarter profit declined even as revenue beat Wall Street’s expectations, as legal expenses and severance costs for recent layoffs weighed on its results.

Meta Platforms 周zhōu三sān表biǎo示shì,尽jǐn管guǎn营yíng收shōu超chāo出chū华huá尔ěr街jiē预yù期qī,其qí第dì二èr季jì度dù利lì润rùn仍réng出chū现xiàn下xià滑huá,原yuán因yīn是shì近jìn期qī裁cái员yuán产chǎn生shēng的de法fǎ律lǜ费fèi用yòng和hé遣qiǎn散sàn费fèi拖tuō累lěi了le业yè绩jì。

Source: Fortune · 30 Jul 2026

Background ✎

Meta 第dì二èr季jì度dù利lì润rùn下xià滑huá,因yīn裁cái员yuán遣qiǎn散sàn费fèi与yǔ法fǎ律lǜ费fèi用yòng拖tuō累lěi业yè绩jì,尽jǐn管guǎn营yíng收shōu超chāo预yù期qī。

Roots · etymology

源自 sever(切断)+ -ance,经古法语 sevrance

  • sever(切断)+ -ance(表状态的名词后缀)

Collocations

  • severance pay / severance package / severance costs

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