separation
9
3.8
- noun
- /ˌsɛpəˈreɪʃən/
- Formal
:
separación
- Unfortunately, we can't offer you any sort of severance due to the unethical grounds for separation."
- reason for separation
And then look, she did not have a a positive depart separation with with them.
- And then look, she did not have a a positive depart separation with with them.
Examples
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I retired from the USAF on my terms, under early separation programs after Gulf War #1.
Blog text (25) -
We started fighting, and by the time we docked, Calvin had asked for a separation.
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- Now I know what they mean by separation pay.
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Employees must hold their shares for five years and may sell them only upon permanent separation from the company.
Academic text (1996) -
"Do I get the separation bonus written into my contract?"
Fiction book (2000) -
Failure to meet that requirement will result in separation.
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We expect that involuntary separation from the company will number in the hundreds, hopefully the low hundreds.
Academic text (1996) -
Between our separation pay and the loans the banks are giving the vets, I think we can do it.
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A lot of people are consequently dissatisfied with the outcomes of separation and divorce.
Blog text (19) -
After months of hard work, her company offered her a generous separation package to help with the transition.
Synonyms
197
3.4
Leaving a job or the written notice saying you will leave it
145
2.6
An event when a company ends someone's job because of money problems, not because they did a bad job
97
3.4
Taking someone out of an official job because they did something wrong
56
4.7
The act of ending something, like a job or contract
49
3.3
To remove someone from their job against their will
44
6.9
An end to a connection between people or groups
40
4.2
The act of ending someone's job
31
3.7
Leaving a position of authority or responsibility
13
3.7
The act of removing someone from their job
1
4.4
Losing a job because you are fired
The official act of removing someone from a job or position
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
1
4.9
An official decision by a court or agreement that lets a married couple live apart while still married
- Specialized
1
6.1
A place where a road and a railway cross at different levels using a bridge or tunnel
- Specialized
The amount of energy needed to remove a particle, for example an electron or neutron, from an atom
How Forced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Separation comes from Latin separare ('to put apart') and is related to separate. In work language, a separation means someone is made 'apart' from their job, that is, they leave or are asked to leave the company.