redundancy
Translation
layoff, job loss, surplus, superfluity
Examples
He took voluntary redundancy.
He took a voluntary layoff.
The system has built-in redundancy to prevent failure.
The system has built-in redundancy to prevent failure.
Grammar Patterns
((redundancy)) the state of not being needed for a job (layoff) He took a voluntary layoff.
((a redundancy)) an unnecessary or extra part The system has built-in redundancy to prevent failure.
Similar Words
Synonyms: surplus, excess, dismissal, layoff; Antonyms: necessity, requirement, employment
Etymology
From Latin 'redundare' ('to overflow'), from 're-' ('again') + 'undare' ('to surge, wave').
Memory Tips
Imagine waves ('unda') overflowing ('re-') again and again – something extra or unnecessary.