severance

Chinese meaning
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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
Source: Fortune · 30 Jul 2026
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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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