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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a termination payment" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to employment, contracts, or financial agreements where a payment is made to end a contract or employment relationship.
Example: "Upon leaving the company, she received a termination payment as part of her severance package."
Alternatives: "severance pay" or "exit compensation".
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Pernetti had fired him, and he was seeking a termination payment of $950,000.
The board, which met last week in a special session, denied him severance or a termination payment.
He will receive a termination payment of nearly £1m as a result of Abbey's takeover by Banco Santander Central Hispano.
Because part of that deal is now in jeopardy, John Hancock is trying to force a termination payment of $120 million that could push Hoosier into bankruptcy protection.
The settlement includes money Williams would have received through June 30 and a termination payment included in his contract, Michigan State's athletic director, Ron Mason, said.
He also received to a termination payment of €707,000 in lieu of a year's notice after the board of AIB was told to terminate his contract at the direction of the then minister for finance Brian Lenihan.
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David F. Hamilton, chief judge in the Southern District of Indiana, recently granted Hoosier's request for a preliminary injunction preventing any termination payment from being made until the dispute between the parties could be resolved.
Martin Winterkorn – the chief executive who resigned and thus "took responsibility for the irregularities" – got a €9.3m termination payment on top of a bonus-heavy €7.3m pay package.
Gulf fell 9.25p to 84.5p after it said it needed a fundraising, and would make a $12m termination payment to the fund, and was in talks with the government about a $40m support payment owed by the fund.
It included a £250,000 termination payment, equivalent to 12 months' salary, and a further six months' salary, £125,000, pay in lieu of notice.
The A.I.G. downgrade meant KBC was entitled to a $43 million termination payment from the transit agency, which eventually reached an undisclosed settlement.
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