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
According to court filings, Caspersen in 2015 closed a major deal to recapitalize a private equity fund and then embezzeled an $8.1 million fee the fund had paid to PJT.
From Reuters ● Jun. 13, 2023
“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
Greece was also forced to sell off assets as a way to recapitalize its banks, resulting in a wave of privatizations.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2023
In 1990-92, with support from the IMF and World Bank, the government has begun to introduce reforms designed to spur business investment, increase efficiency in agriculture, and recapitalize the nation's banks.
From The 1992 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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
“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
Investors like the hedge fund manager John Paulson and Bruce Berkowitz of Fairholme Capital Management have embraced this idea, contending that Fannie and Freddie can pay back taxpayers, be recapitalized and live again.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2013
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 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
“I really don’t view adding leverage and recapitalizing as different. They’re just different points along the same continuum,” says Neil Wessan, managing director and head of CIT Capital Markets.
From Forbes ● Apr. 7, 2015
From enhancing the analytical capabilities of the FBI and recapitalizing the U.S.
From National Strategy for Combating Terrorism February 2003 by United States. Executive Office of the President
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