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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesindemnité de licenciement
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɛ̃.dɛm.ni.te də li.sɑ̃s.mɑ̃/
"Il a reçu une généreuse indemnité de licenciement après la fermeture de l'usine."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An amount of money paid to an employee by an employer when the employee's services are terminated through no fault of their own, such as during layoffs or restructuring.
"Following the company-wide restructuring, all affected employees received two months of severance pay." - 2
Financial compensation offered as part of an exit package to cushion the transition period for a displaced worker.
"Negotiating a fair severance pay was a crucial part of his departure agreement."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'severance' (from Old French 'sevrer', ultimately from Latin 'separare', meaning to separate), combined with 'pay' (from Old French 'paier', from Latin 'pacare', to pacify or satisfy). It historically evolved to designate financial compensation given to an employee upon the permanent separation or termination of their employment contract.
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indemnité de licenciement
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.dɛm.ni.te də li.sɑ̃s.mɑ̃/
"Il a reçu une généreuse indemnité de licenciement après la fermeture de l'usine."
Abfindung
Transliteration: /ˈapˌfɪndʊŋ/
"Die Mitarbeiter erhielten nach der Entlassung eine hohe Abfindung."
liquidazione
Transliteration: /li.kwi.daˈtʃjo.ne/
"Ha ricevuto una generosa liquidazione alla fine del suo contratto."
indemnización por despido
Transliteration: /in.dem.ni.θaˈðjon poɾ desˈpi.ðo/
"La empresa le ofreció una buena indemnización por despido."
indenização rescisória
Transliteration: /ĩ.de.ni.zaˈsãw ʁe.siˈzo.ɾi.a/
"Ele usou a indenização rescisória para abrir seu próprio negócio."
सेवरेंस पे
Transliteration: severens pe
"कंपनी बंद होने पर कर्मचारियों को सेवरेंस पे दी गई।"
离职补偿金
Transliteration: lízhí bǔchángjīn
"裁员后，每位员工都获得了相应的离职补偿金。"
퇴직금
Transliteration: toejikgeum
"그 회사는 구조조정 과정에서 직원들에게 두 달치의 퇴직금을 지급했다."
退職金
Transliteration: taishokukin
"会社都合による退職のため、多額の退職金が支払われた。"
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