0 a situation in which someone loses their job because their employer does not need them:
1 a situation in which something is unnecessary because it is more than is needed:
The aircraft has seven computer systems running in parallel, so as to provide enough redundancy to cope with computer breakdowns.
Avoid redundancy or unnecessary words.
"The phrase 'humourless workplace' is a redundancy," he says.
2 a situation in which someone loses their job because their employer does not need them:
The takeover is expected to result in over 1,000 redundancies.
be threatened with/face redundancy 200 workers at the plant face redundancy.
volunteer for/take redundancy Employees feel their only options are to move or take redundancy.
compulsory/voluntary redundancy The bank has asked its 700 support staff to consider voluntary redundancy.
heavy/large-scale/widespread redundancies
redundancy costs
a redundancy notice
There's a lot of redundancy in the area.
He was so fed up at work that redundancy was starting to look quiet appealing.
Some people would opt for redundancy rather than redeployment.
They got rid of 80 staff in the latest round of redundancies.
He said the symposium has been invaluable in reducing redundancy in research.
All the programs are being scrutinized for effectiveness, and there is an emphasis on seeking out and eliminating redundancies.
In the case of images, considerable redundancy can be found simply by locating parts of the image that are the same.
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不被僱用, 失業, 被解僱…
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不被雇用, 失业,被解雇,被裁减, 额外的…
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despido, redundancia…
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dispensa, corte de pessoal, redundância…
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(人員整理のための)解雇, あり余っていること, 過剰…
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işten çıkarılma, ihtiyaç fazlası olma, fazlalık…
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licenciement…
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acomiadament, redundància…
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