redundancy
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
redundancies
plural
redundancies
Britannica Dictionary definition of REDUNDANCY
1
a
[noncount]
:
the act of using a word, phrase, etc., that repeats something else and is therefore unnecessary
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Avoid redundancy in your writing.
b
[count]
:
a word, phrase, etc., that repeats something else and is therefore unnecessary
:
a redundant word, phrase, etc.
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Try to avoid using redundancies in your writing.
2
technical
:
a part in a machine, system, etc., that has the same function as another part and that exists so that the entire machine, system, etc., will not fail if the main part fails
[count]
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The design incorporates several redundancies.
[noncount]
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a system with a high level of redundancy
3
British
a
:
the act of ending the employment of a worker or group of workers
[count]
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compulsory/voluntary redundancies [=layoffs]
[noncount]
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The restructuring is expected to result in the redundancy of several hundred workers.
b
[noncount]
:
the fact of being dismissed from a job because you are no longer needed
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The workers are now facing redundancy.
