recapitalize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of recapitalize
First recorded in 1940–45; re- + capitalize
Example Sentences
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He said in 2022 it took six to eight weeks for crypto market makers to recapitalize, and “we’re six weeks into this process.”
From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025
“We had to work under the assumption that our money would be gone, which means we had to find ways to recapitalize Universal Quantum,” he says.
From Scientific American • Mar. 16, 2023
Special Representative for Afghanistan Tom West in February said funds set aside by Biden potentially could be used to recapitalize a reformed central bank and the paralyzed banking system.
From Reuters • Jul. 26, 2022
The new partnership will recapitalize a portfolio of buildings with 5,416 beds, according to a statement Friday.
From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2021
You change power from one kind to another; you merge one line with another or with the whole; you create holding companies; and at every change you recapitalize.
From The Conflict between Private Monopoly and Good Citizenship by Brooks, John Graham
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