redundancy
/-ənsɪ; -ənsɪ/ n
1 [U]
(a) state of being redundant(2) 人浮於事; 裁员; 成为冗员被裁
a high level of redundancy among unskilled workers 非熟练工人的大量裁减
[attrib 作定语]
redundancy pay, money, etc, ie given to sb made redundant 遣散费（给予被裁减人员的）.
(b) material that is redundant(1) （通常指语言或艺术）多余的材料
express oneself without redundancy 精练地表达意思.
2 [C] worker made redundant(2) 遭裁减的工人
Two hundred redundancies were announced in the shipyards. 造船厂公布削减二百名工人.