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retrenchment
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???t??n(t)?m(?)nt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /???t??n(t)?m(?)nt/, [?i-]
- Hyphenation: re?trench?ment
Etymology 1
Probably partly from both of the following:
- Middle French retrenchement, retranchement (“removal of a portion from a larger whole; reduction of expenses”) (modern French retranchement (“deduction, subtraction”)), from retrancher, retranchier (“to get rid of, remove completely; to remove a portion from a larger whole; to reduce expenses; to deprive (oneself) of”) [and other forms] + -ment (suffix forming nouns usually of an action or a state resulting from an action). Retrancher and retranchier are derived from Old French re- (prefix meaning ‘again, once more’) + tranchier, trenchier (“to cut”) [and other forms] (modern French trancher (“to slice”)); the further etymology is uncertain, but one possibility is that the Old French words are from Latin trunc?re, the present active infinitive of trunc? (“to mutilate by cutting off pieces; to truncate”), from truncus (“tree trunk; piece cut off”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *twer?- (“to carve; to cut off, trim”).
- retrench (“to cut down, reduce; to reduce expenses; to make (an employee) redundant”) +? -ment. Retrench is derived from Middle French retrancher, retranchier: see above.
Noun
retrenchment (countable and uncountable, plural retrenchments)
- A curtailment or reduction.
- Synonyms: cutting down, diminution, lessening
- (specifically) An act of reducing expenses; economizing.
- Synonym: cutback
- (specifically) An act of terminating the employment of a worker or making an employee redundant, often to reduce expenses; a layoff.
Usage notes
Sense 1.2 (“act of terminating the employment of a worker”) is common in countries like Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and South Africa, but uncommon in Britain and the United States.
Translations
Etymology 2
Probably either from:
- Middle French retranchement (“defensive work”) (modern French retranchement (“entrenchment”)), from re- (prefix meaning ‘again, once more’) + tranche (“trench”) + -ment (suffix forming nouns usually of an action or a state resulting from an action); or
- retrench (“to construct one or more retrenchments; to protect using retrenchments; to fortify”) +? -ment. Retrench is probably derived from Middle French retrancher, retranchier (“to fortify with trenches and banks”), from Old French re- + tranchier, trenchier (“to cut”); see further at etymology 1.
Noun
retrenchment (plural retrenchments)
- (military, dated) A defensive work constructed within a fortification to make it more defensible by allowing defenders to retreat into and fight from it even after the enemy has taken the outer work.
Translations
References
Further reading
- layoff on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- retrenchment on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- retrenchment (military) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- retrenchment (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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redundant
English
Etymology
From Latin redundans, present participle of redundare (“to overflow, redound”), from red- (“again, back”) + undo (“I surge, flood”), from unda (“a wave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???d?n.d?nt/
Adjective
redundant (comparative more redundant, superlative most redundant)
- Superfluous; exceeding what is necessary, no longer needed.
- (of words, writing, etc) Repetitive or needlessly wordy.
- (chiefly Britain, New Zealand, Australia) Dismissed from employment because no longer needed.
- Four employees were made redundant.
- Duplicating or able to duplicate the function of another component of a system, providing backup in the event the other component fails.
- 2013, Tom Denton, Automobile Electrical and Electronic Systems, page 142:
- The two lines are mainly used for redundant and therefore fault-tolerant message transmission, but they can also transmit different messages.
- 2013, Tom Denton, Automobile Electrical and Electronic Systems, page 142:
Antonyms
- non-redundant
Related terms
- redound
- redundance
- redundancy
Synonyms
- (dismissed from employment): surplus to requirements
Translations
Further reading
- redundant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- redundant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- redundant at OneLook Dictionary Search
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin redundans.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /r?.dun?dant/
- (Central) IPA(key): /r?.dun?dan/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /re.dun?dant/
Adjective
redundant (masculine and feminine plural redundants)
- redundant
Derived terms
- redundantment
Related terms
- redundància
- redundar
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ed?n?dant/
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
redundant (comparative redundanter, superlative am redundantesten)
- redundant
Declension
Synonyms
- überzählig
Related terms
- Redundanz
Further reading
- “redundant” in Duden online
Latin
Verb
redundant
- third-person plural present active indicative of redund?
Romanian
Alternative forms
- redondant
Etymology
Borrowed from English redundant and French redondant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /re.dun?dant/
Adjective
redundant m or n (feminine singular redundant?, masculine plural redundan?i, feminine and neuter plural redundante)
- redundant
Declension
Related terms
- redondan??
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