redundancies
redundancies — noun
- redundanciessingular
- redundanciesesplural
1. when a company lets employees go because their positions have disappeared, not b
when a company lets employees go because their positions have disappeared, not because of poor performance or misconduct
The company announced 200 redundancies after losing its biggest client.
countable: '200 redundancies' as a specific number
Vinícius faced redundancy when the factory installed automated packing machines.
British usage; 'face redundancy' as a common collocation
The union is fighting to prevent any redundancies during the restructuring.
Workers were called into a meeting and told about the planned redundancies across three departments.
Talia's redundancy package included six months of salary and career counselling.
- recruitment
the opposite — hiring new staff to fill needed positions
- hiring
the process of bringing new people into the organisation
文法句型
redundancies in + [sector/company]
make/take + redundancies
用法筆記
In British English, this is the standard term for losing a job when the position disappears. In American English, 'layoff' or 'furlough' is more common.
常見錯誤
2. the quality of being more than what is needed, so that the extra amount serves n
the quality of being more than what is needed, so that the extra amount serves no purpose
There is a great deal of redundancy in the government's overlapping welfare programmes.
formal register; 'redundancy in + [system/programme]'
Jiwoo removed the redundancy from her report by cutting the repeated budget figures.
The redundancy of having three separate departments doing the same job annoyed the new director.
Allison found redundancy in the company's filing system, which kept every document in three places.
- superfluity
more formal; emphasises that something exists beyond what is necessary
- excess
broader; may imply quantity rather than lack of purpose
文法句型
a redundancy of + [noun]
redundancy in + [noun]
用法筆記
Typically used in formal or professional contexts to describe processes, systems, or documents. Often implies inefficiency or waste.
3. a fault in writing or speech where two or more words express the same idea — for
a fault in writing or speech where two or more words express the same idea — for example, saying 'added bonus' when a bonus is already extra by definition
Writing 'advance warning' is a redundancy because a warning warns about the future.
pattern: 'is a redundancy' — treating the phrase itself as a redundant unit
Nia's teacher circled redundancies in her essay and asked her to remove them.
Editors look for redundancies such as 'past history' and 'end result' when polishing a manuscript.
Quinn removed redundancies from the speech by replacing 'join together' with the simpler word 'join'.
文法句型
redundancy of + [word/phrase]
avoid redundancy
用法筆記
Writers and editors often treat redundancies as a style error. 'ATM machine' and 'PIN number' are common modern examples where the repeated element is not immediately obvious.
常見錯誤
4. the intentional inclusion of extra components or duplicate systems so that if on
the intentional inclusion of extra components or duplicate systems so that if one part fails, another can take over without interruption
The aircraft's navigation system has built-in redundancy with three separate guidance computers.
'built-in redundancy' — common collocation in engineering
Noor explained that the hospital's backup generators provide redundancy for the intensive care unit.
Software engineers build redundancy into cloud storage by copying data across servers in different countries.
Without redundancy in the power grid, a single failure could black out the whole region.
- single point of failure
a system in which one broken component brings everything down
文法句型
redundancy in + [system]
build in redundancy
redundancy for + [purpose]
用法筆記
Unlike the other senses, redundancy here is a positive feature. It is a deliberate design choice rather than a waste — the extra parts exist to ensure reliability, not because they are unnecessary.