Definition of redundancy in English:
redundancy
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nounplural noun redundancies
1The state of being not or no longer needed or useful.
‘the redundancy of 19th-century heavy plant machinery’- ‘As I have been writing for years with stupefying redundancy - and obvious lack of success - this idea is a hoax.’
- ‘Sure, there's a good deal of redundancy here, but such redundancy is often rhetorically valuable.’
- ‘Worse still, the electro beat that underscores most of the album wears thin to the point of redundancy by the time the closing track rolls around.’
- ‘Singles are one of the most deceptive pieces of redundancy every created in music (topped only by the entire pop-punk genre).’
- ‘To me it's about middle-management types not being able to let go and trust a professional to do what they can't, lest redundancy of their job be revealed.’
superfluity, unnecessariness, expendability, uselessness, excessView synonyms- 1.1British The state of being no longer employed because there is no more work available.‘the factory's workers face redundancy’
- ‘The march was led by a contingent of Fiat car workers who are fighting redundancies.’
- ‘Mr Moss said voluntary redundancies were preferable over compulsory redundancies.’
- ‘However, bosses have told workers that they are not planning any compulsory redundancies.’
- ‘Staff do not yet know which of them will be laid off, but were told the redundancies would be made in the next year.’
- ‘One member of staff said workers were in tears when they were told of the redundancies.’
- ‘While there will be some staff leaving employment this week, no new redundancies are being announced.’
- ‘The debt is causing concern among staff that redundancies may follow.’
- ‘They will discuss ways of reducing the workforce by 130 through voluntary redundancies.’
- ‘The gap between rich and poor has widened and Brenda has seen people suddenly move from comfortable middle class lives to the poverty trap through redundancy or illness.’
- ‘Bradford College is offering staff voluntary redundancy to help pull itself out of a projected deficit of at least £1.3 million.’
- ‘Many are having great difficulties keeping their dignity in a culture where redundancy is still equated with incompetence and laziness.’
- ‘Companies have looked at options other than redundancy, with 50% of companies considering short-time working.’
- ‘The workforce has been reduced by voluntary redundancy from 380 to 310, with the removal of 40 temporary workers and 30 permanently employed.’
- ‘But they have offered just two weeks' redundancy, the statutory amount, 60% of which will be paid by the government.’
- ‘Meanwhile, there are fears some temporary staff may be laid off this week and 45 trainee pilots are also facing immediate redundancy.’
- ‘The firm said it hoped many of the job losses would be through voluntary redundancy.’
- ‘It is offering a voluntary severance package to its 900 staff - compulsory redundancy will follow if necessary.’
- ‘But they can't rule out the possibility of redundancy.’
- ‘When it went into administration in May, more than 2,500 lost their jobs and there was fury that many were notified of their redundancy by phone text message.’
- ‘About 60 per cent of the insurance premium paid is to provide for redundancy.’
sacking, dismissal, lay-off, discharge, noticeView synonyms - 1.2Engineering The inclusion of extra components which are not strictly necessary to functioning, in case of failure in other components.‘a high degree of redundancy is built into the machinery installation’
- ‘The helicopter systems and components have redundancy, the duplicated systems being installed on opposite sides of the fuselage.’
- ‘Without an understanding of where breakdowns and failures occur, redundancy is the insurance policy.’
- ‘This level of redundancy exists not only at the component level, but also at the distribution level.’
- ‘Two of the most important factors structural engineers have to consider are robustness and redundancy.’
- ‘The higher the availability requirements, the more redundancy and component removability you require.’
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