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Severance vs Settlement - What's the difference?

severance | settlement |

As nouns the difference between severance and settlement

is that severance is the act of severing or the state of being severed while settlement is the state of being settled.

severance

English

Alternative forms

* severaunce

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of severing or the state of being severed.
  • A separation.
  • A severance payment.
  • Synonyms

    * (separation) separation * (severance payment) severance payment, severance pay

    settlement

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The state of being settled.
  • A colony that is newly established; a place or region newly settled.
  • A community of people living together, such as a hamlet, village, town, or city.
  • (architecture) The gradual sinking of a building. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.
  • (finance) The delivery of goods by the seller and payment for them by the buyer, under a previously agreed trade or transaction or contract entered into.
  • (legal) A disposition of property, or the act of granting it.
  • (legal) A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing out of legal residence.
  • (legal) A resolution of a dispute.
  • Synonyms

    * (A resolution of a dispute) arrangement

    Hyponyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * settlement agreement