recapitalize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of recapitalize
First recorded in 1940–45; re- + capitalize
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Antares Capital and Ares Management formed a more than $1.7 billion continuation fund to recapitalize private-credit assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
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
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
But now Dapper Labs has recapitalized and collaborated with the National Basketball Association to create NBA Top Shot, a marketplace for digital highlight clips that are the tech equivalent of baseball cards.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2021
To address vehicle accidents, the Army has mandated anti-lock brakes and an electronic stability system associated with reduced rollover risk for new and recapitalized Humvees.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2019
“I think some of the European banks have been slow to getting themselves recapitalized and getting their financial balance sheet in the best place it can be.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2016
“The public don’t like central banks that make losses, which could then be forced to be recapitalized by the central government,” said Mr. Junius.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2016
It had recently been recapitalized and a new vein discovered.
From The Sisters-In-Law by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn
Uncertainty about the administration’s strategy for recapitalizing and releasing the companies poses an immediate risk.
From Barron's ● Dec. 12, 2025
The assets also eventually could go to recapitalizing DAB, bolstering its ability to regulate the Afghani's value, fight inflation, and provide hard currency for imports.
From Reuters ● Aug. 22, 2022
The central bank is talking about recapitalizing banks and reducing capital requirements to half of what they were previously, which Mr. Bernstam interpreted as a sign that banks risk insolvency.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
At the same time, officials are trying to prioritize investments in the development of a next generation, large surface combatant ship, all while recapitalizing century-old dry dock facilities.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 30, 2021
While slow progress has been made in recapitalizing the financial sector, tough measures - such as implementing a privatization plan and forcing the private sector to restructure - remain undone.
From The 2000 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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