readjustment
[ree-uh-juhst-muh nt]
- an act of readjusting or the state of being readjusted.
- Finance. a rearrangement in the financial structure of a corporation, usually less drastic than a reorganization.
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Origin of readjustment
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Examples from the Web for readjustment
Contemporary Examples
In the estimation of the retired general, readjustment alone can take years.
Historical Examples
Reconstruction, readjustment, restoration all these must follow.
This was in part owing to the readjustment of seats according to the Reform Bill.
The Grand Old ManRichard B. Cook
Now she was compelled to a readjustment: one worked in the night and slept in the day.
KMary Roberts Rinehart
And while it was not at all likely, it was not wholly impossible that he might seek a readjustment.
DustMr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
This readjustment of expectation is what we mean by matrimonial maturity.