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readjustment

[ ree-uh-juhst-muhnt ]

/ ˌri əˈdʒʌst mənt /

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noun

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

First recorded in 1765–75; readjust + -ment

Words nearby readjustment

reading notice, reading room, reading week, read into, readjust, readjustment, read like an open book, readmission, readmit, read-only, read-only memory

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How to use readjustment in a sentence

This readjustment places the value on what we achieve more than the process of getting there.
‘No-one knows the right answer’: Digiday Research shows return-to-office strategies are in flux|Jessica Davies|May 24, 2021|Digiday
This temporary readjustment to our conventional norm is a perfect parallel to rethinking Drops of God in terms of wine education.
'The Drops of God': Wine Books You Will Actually Want to Read|Jordan Salcito|January 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If the growth doesn't materialize, a savage readjustment will be required.
Don't Have Enough to Worry About? Here's One More Thing: Low Growth May be Here to Stay.|Megan McArdle|March 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In the estimation of the retired general, readjustment alone can take years.
Gen. McChrystal: Future Bookstore Owner?|Ellen Knickmeyer|June 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST

The family is certainly going to have to go through a major readjustment with how far we push them.
Big Love's Big Finale|Jace Lacob|March 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The third day, he criticized a pose of Belle Shalers, and rose to superintend the readjustment.
The Woman Gives|Owen Johnson
But eventually some experience will reveal to them the pettiness of their estimate, and a readjustment of values is made.
The Leaven in a Great City|Lillian William Betts
The discussion is bound to shake the whole world to its very center, and to result in a considerable readjustment of theories.
Tolstoy on Shakespeare|Leo Tolstoy
It was not merely the financial relations of Canada with the United Kingdom which required readjustment.
The Canadian Dominion|Oscar D. Skelton
Yes, David, it will be hard—readjustment is hard—it is sometimes so much easier to go on, no matter what we have to bear.
The Wasted Generation|Owen Johnson