All 4 Uses of
redundant
in
Me Before You
- His boss had been muttering about possible redundancies for months.
p. 12.9redundancies = having more than is needed (in this case a British usage indicating that employees might be laid off)
- Being made redundant can change people's lives, Lou.
p. 14.5redundant = laid off (a British usage based on there having been more employees than needed)
- I doubt if Jeffrey Archer ever got made redundant from toasting teacakes.
p. 15.1
- Management had called a series of meetings at the furniture factory for the end of that week, and Dad was convinced that he would be among those made redundant.
p. 150.0 *
Definition:
more than is needed -- often something that is unnecessarily repeated
or in technical usage: describing a secondary component designed to work if the primary component fails
or in technical usage: describing a secondary component designed to work if the primary component fails