severance

Idioma: es

🇺🇸 /ˈsɛˌvɜrəns/

📖 Definiciones

noun
separación; ruptura; indemnización por despido; separación de bienes conjuntos; separación de causas; impuesto a la extracción; Severidad; amputación; Separador; punto de división

EN: The act of severing or the state of being severed; a breaking off or separation.; A payment made to an employee upon termination of employment, especially as part of a redundancy or layoff arrangement.; In law, the separation of a joint estate into individual portions, or the division of a joint tenancy into a tenancy in common.; In law, the separation of one or more claims or charges from others so that they may be tried separately.; In mining and resource extraction, a tax or fee levied on the removal of natural resources from the earth.; The act of cutting off or detaching a part from a whole, especially a limb or body part.; A thing that severs or causes separation; a point or means of division.

🔗 Detalles

Formas de la palabra

incontable

Colocaciones

severance payseverance packageseverance agreementseverance taxseverance of ties

Derivados

severseverableseverallyseveral

Sinónimos

separationdisconnectiondivisionpartingterminationrupture

Antónimos

connectionunionjoining

Palabras confundidas

several

EN: 'Several' means 'more than two but not many' and has diverged significantly in meaning from 'severance,' though they share an etymological root.

es: 'Several' significa 'más de dos pero no muchos' y ha divergido significativamente en significado de 'severance', aunque comparten una raíz etimológica.

sever

EN: 'Sever' is the verb meaning to cut off or separate; 'severance' is the noun form referring to the act or result of severing.

es: 'Sever' es el verbo que significa cortar o separar; 'severance' es la forma nominal que se refiere al acto o resultado de cortar.

Consejos de ortografía

EN: Do not confuse 'severance' with 'several'; although they share a Latin root (separare), their modern meanings are entirely different.

es: No confunda 'severance' con 'several'; aunque comparten una raíz latina (separare), sus significados modernos son completamente diferentes.

💬 Ejemplos

The severance of diplomatic relations between the two countries came as a surprise.

La ruptura de las relaciones diplomáticas entre los dos países fue una sorpresa.
She received a generous severance package after being laid off from the company.

Recibió un generoso paquete de indemnización tras ser despedida de la empresa.
The severance of the joint tenancy was effected by one party transferring their share to a third party.

La separación de la tenencia conjunta se efectuó cuando una parte transfirió su cuota a un tercero.
The defense attorney filed a motion for severance of the charges against his client.

El abogado defensor presentó una moción para separar los cargos contra su cliente.
The state imposes a severance tax on oil and gas production.

El Estado impone un impuesto sobre la producción de petróleo y gas.
The severance of his finger was the result of a workplace accident.

La severidad de su dedo fue el resultado de un accidente laboral.
The river acted as a natural severance between the two territories.

El río actuó como una separación natural entre los dos territorios.