recapitalize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of recapitalize
First recorded in 1940–45; re- + capitalize
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Investment in American businesses that create these machines “helps to recapitalize them in different ways,” Mr. Kshatriya says, including by developing human capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
In 2022 it took it took six to eight weeks for those market makers to recapitalize, and “we’re six weeks this process,” he said.
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
The government managed to recapitalize a handful of private banks and has begun recapitalizing the state-owned banking sector.
From The 2000 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
While Greek banks have been recapitalized, around 30 percent of the loans in their portfolios are in or near default.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2014
"Since his appointment at the start of the financial crisis until the present time, Vikram has restructured and recapitalized the company, strengthened our global franchise and refocused the business."
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2012
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
An economic turnaround requires rescheduling the large short-term foreign liabilities of Thai firms, restoring high rates of export growth to finance foreign liabilities, and extensively recapitalizing the banking system.
From The 1998 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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