Made Redundant
Slang Term
British
★★★★★ Very Common
Neutral
Meaning: Laid off
被裁员
Despedido por reestructuración
人員整理で解雇された
정리해고 당한
British term for losing job because position no longer needed, not due to poor performance.
英国用语,指因岗位不再需要而失去工作,不是因为表现不佳。
Término británico para perder el empleo porque el puesto ya no es necesario, no por bajo rendimiento.
業績不振ではなく、ポジション自体が不要になったために失職することを指すイギリスの表現。
영국식 표현으로, 실적 부진이 아니라 해당 직책이 더 이상 필요 없어서 직장을 잃는 것을 뜻한다.
Examples
- Was made redundant last month. 上个月被裁了Me echaron por reestructuración el mes pasado先月リストラされた지난달에 정리해고 당했어.
- Redundancies across the company. 公司大范围裁员Despidos por reestructuración en toda la empresa会社全体でリストラがあった회사 전체에 구조조정이 있었어.
Pronunciation
/meɪd rɪˈdʌndənt/
Usage Guide
Context: employment
Tone: formal
✓ Do Say
- British standard英国标准用语expresión estándar británicaイギリスの標準的な表現영국 표준 표현
✗ Don't Say
- US—laid off在美国说laid offEn EE. UU. se dice laid offアメリカではlaid offと言う미국식—laid off
Common Mistakes
- Not same as fired
Origin & History
British employment law term.
Cultural Context
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: All classes
Pop culture: British employment
Regional notes: British legal term.
Variations
Made redundantRedundancy
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