present participle of sever

The act by which something is severed.

plural of severity

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sever

The state of being severe. / The degree of something undesirable; badness or seriousness.

plural of Severe

(law) The states of the United States, collectively. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see several, states.

Money paid as compensation to someone whose employment is ended, often in exchange of waiver.

Money that an employer pays to an employee when the employee leaves the company in case of layoffs, often in exchange for some kind of waiver.

(US) A state tax on the extraction of nonrenewable natural resources (such as minerals, petroleum, or natural gas) that will be used in another state.