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separation

separation

5 3.8
The act of ending a person's job, for example by firing
  • 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.

Examples

  • 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.

  • - Now I know what they mean by separation pay.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

resignation
vsseparation
  • Formal
200 3.4

Leaving a job or the written notice saying you will leave it

also includes employer ended departures as well as voluntary leaving
layoff
vsseparation
102 2.6

An event when a company ends someone's job because of money problems, not because they did a bad job

includes all endings whether temporary economic voluntary or forced
termination
vsseparation
  • Formal
63 4.7

The act of ending something, like a job or contract

is specific to ending someone's employment including voluntary and forced departures
dismissal
vsseparation
51 3.3

To remove someone from their job against their will

covers both employer removals and voluntary departures in employment endings
severance
vsseparation
44 6.9

An end to a connection between people or groups

is specific to ending someone's job rather than any kind of connection
removal
vsseparation
  • Formal
35 3.4

Taking someone out of an official job because they did something wrong

is wider in scope covering any end of employment not only offices
firing
vsseparation
  • Informal
27 3.7

The act of removing someone from their job

includes endings that happen when someone leaves voluntarily as well
release
vsseparation
  • Formal
15 4.2

The act of ending someone's job

is broader covering both voluntary leaving and employer removal
sacking
vsseparation
  • UK
1 4.4

Losing a job because you are fired

is the neutral or formal term for any end of a job or role
dismission
vsseparation
1 8.1

The official act of removing someone from a job or position

is broader and also applies to voluntary leaving as well as removals
stepping down
vsseparation
3.7

Leaving a position of authority or responsibility

covers leaving at any level not only formal authority roles

Antonyms

109 1.3

Giving someone a job in a company

5 1.8

The act of hiring someone to work at a company

Compounds

1 4.9

An official decision by a court or agreement that lets a married couple live apart while still married

grade separation
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A place where a road and a railway cross at different levels using a bridge or tunnel

A court order that lets married people live apart but stay married

separation energy
  • Specialized
8.8

The amount of energy needed to remove a particle, for example an electron or neutron, from an atom

How Forced

dismissal
51 3.3
termination
  • Formal
63 4.7
separation
  • Formal
5 3.8
resignation
  • Formal
200 3.4

Surface Forms

separation singular
separations plural

Morphology

separation = separate (semi-transparent) = separate + ion

Used as a workplace euphemism for termination; the formation is regular but the employment-specific sense is an extended, idiomatic use.

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.