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Pronunciation / Transliteration: cáiyuán
"这家公司为了削减成本进行了大规模裁员。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The state of being no longer needed or useful; the dismissal of a worker because they are no longer needed.
"Thousands of jobs were lost due to company redundancies."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word redundantia, from redundare meaning 'to overflow' (from re- 'back, again' + unda 'wave'). Entering Middle English in the 15th century, it initially denoted superfluous abundance or excessive profusion before evolving into modern technical senses related to duplication and system reliability.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Redundancy" is said worldwide
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licenciement économique
Transliteration: licenciement économique
"Il a accepté un plan de départ volontaire en raison des risques de licenciement économique."
Entlassung
Transliteration: Entlassung
"Viele Mitarbeiter fürchten eine Entlassung wegen Umstrukturierung."
licenziamento
Transliteration: licenziamento
"L'azienda ha annunciato una serie di licenziamenti collettivi."
despido
Transliteration: despido
"Recibió una indemnización por despido tras la reestructuración."
redundância
Transliteration: redundância
"O sistema possui redundância para evitar falhas técnicas."
छंटनी
Transliteration: chhantani
"कंपनी में कर्मचारियों की छंटनी की घोषणा की गई है।"
裁员
Transliteration: cáiyuán
"这家公司为了削减成本进行了大规模裁员。"
정리해고
Transliteration: jeongrihaego
"회사의 구조조정으로 많은 직원이 정리해고를 당했습니다."
人員削減
Transliteration: jinjin sakugen
"景気後退により、大規模な人員削減が行われた。"
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