🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

정리해고

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jeongrihaego

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Redundancy/rɪˈdʌn.dən.si/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"회사의 구조조정으로 많은 직원이 정리해고를 당했습니다."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    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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