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Definition redundant in British English

redundant adjective

adjective
/rɪˈdʌndənt/
1

if someone is redundant, they have been told they must leave their job because they are no longer needed

Example

redundant workers

Example

5,000 miners were made redundant when the tin market collapsed.

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2

not needed

Example

Computers have made our paper records redundant.

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Definition redundant in British English