redundancy (rɪˈdʌndənsɪ
)
Definitions
noun
- the state or condition of being redundant or superfluous, esp superfluous in one's job
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a redundancy payment
- excessive proliferation or profusion, esp of superfluity
- duplication of components in electronic or mechanical equipment so that operations can continue following failure of a part
- repetition of information or inclusion of additional information to reduce errors in telecommunication transmissions and computer processing
Translations
- British English:
redundancy
If there are redundancies within an organization, some of its employees are dismissed because their jobs are no longer necessary or because the organization can no longer afford to pay them.Thousands of workers are facing redundancy.rɪˈdʌndənsɪ NOUN Thousands of workers are facing redundancy.
- Spanish:
despido
nm
- French:
licenciement
nm
- German:
Entlassung
nf
- Chinese: 冗余 n
- Arabic: طَرْد n
- Portuguese: despedimento nf
- Russian: избыточность nf
- Croatian: gubitak posla zbog suvišnosti nm
- Czech: nadbytečnost nf
- Danish: afskedigelse nutr
- Dutch: overtolligheid nf
- Finnish: irtisanominen n
- Greek: πλεονασμός nm
- Italian: esubero nm
- Japanese: 余剰人員の解雇 n
- Korean: 해고 n
- Norwegian: arbeidsledighet nm
- Polish: redukcja etatu nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: redundância nf
- European Spanish:
despido
nm
- Swedish: friställning nutr
- Thai: การให้ออกจากงาน n
- Turkish: işten çıkarma n
- Vietnamese: tình trạng dư thừa n
Usage examples
'Or ', he tapped the overhead,'you could even have come and seen me about voluntary redundancy.
, LOOKING FOR ANDREW McCARTHY (2002)The chance of losing the signal is extremely slim, says Broderick, because of the redundancy built into the radio link up.
New Scientist (2004)It includes a proposal to increase statutory redundancy for workers to three weeks ' pay for each year of service.
Irish Times (2002)Letters have been sent out by the company this week to staff canvassing their views on voluntary redundancy.
Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2004)Then the threat of redundancy began to hang over Peter, like Damocles" sword.
, Growing Through Loss and Grief (1994)