Meanings
nounseparation pay (uncountable)
- uncountableMoney paid as compensation to someone whose employment has ended.
Synonyms: separation allowance, severance, severance pay
Synonyms & antonyms
nounMoney paid as compensation to someone whose employment has ended.
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separation pay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/separation%20pay
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“separation pay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/separation%20pay. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “separation pay,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/separation%20pay.
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