recapitalize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of recapitalize
First recorded in 1940–45; re- + capitalize
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He could generate a significant share of the more than $20 billion he might need to recapitalize the insurance companies and satisfy state regulators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
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
“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
Malaysia continues to seek funding from domestic and international sources to help finance its budget deficit and recapitalize its weakened banking sector.
From The 1999 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
"I expect many LGFVs to collapse, or to be quietly recapitalized by banks, putting some rural banks and some bondholders at risk of defaults."
From Reuters ● Mar. 10, 2023
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
This year they were recapitalized with the help of a European Union loan, but combined still face some €70 billion in bad loans—a sum equal to a third of Greece's gross domestic product.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2013
It had recently been recapitalized and a new vein discovered.
From The Sisters-In-Law by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
Walter may need more than $20 billion to satisfy regulators by recapitalizing insurance companies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
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
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
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