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US
/ɹɪˈdəndənsi/
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[ UK /ɹɪdˈʌndənsi/ ]
[ UK /ɹɪdˈʌndənsi/ ]
NOUN
- repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission
- repetition of an act needlessly
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the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers - (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails
How To Use redundancy In A Sentence
- A picket was organised last week after receivers Robson Rhodes refused to withdraw redundancy notices issued to 67 staff.
- What if it was expressive of the redundancy of these men's thoughts, their emptiness and circularity?
- The helicopter has a high level of crashworthiness, including impact tolerance and redundancy in vital systems and components.
- She would also draft redundancy letters for the senior management on his behalf. Times, Sunday Times
- If the redundancy package is too generous many staff will opt for that and not even consider relocating.
- Despite its financial problems, the company is standing by the no-redundancy agreement.
- However, all of these points of constancy and change are brought to light for the most part due to the extreme redundancy of the film's fades and the organisational role they play.
- An employee is not eligible for a redundancy payment unless he has been with the company for two years.
- The family home was sold for £75,000, and with the little equity from that and Andy's redundancy money, they reckoned on having enough to tide them through 12 months of their new life.
- The redundancy of skilled and experienced workers is a terrible waste and a clear sign of an unhealthy economy.
