redundancy
noun
the state of being redundant.
redundancies
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pluralof redundancy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Royal Mail said the workforce reduction, designed to improve efficiency, would be achieved through voluntary redundancies and people choosing to leave the company.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
As demand weakened overseas in key markets like China, Nike announced cost cuts and redundancies.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
They said the measures the unions had suggested as alternatives to compulsory redundancies had largely already been taken and that was why the number of job cuts had been reduced.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Meanwhile, the report estimated that redundancies from the merger could put 2,495 regional jobs at risk, mainly in corporate functions, technology and real estate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Speaking of redundancies, think twice before using expressions like advance reservations, final conclusion, foreign import, free gift, prerecorded, refer back, or safe haven.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
