reorganization

[ ree-awr-guh-nuh-zey-shuhn ]

/ ˌri ɔr gə nəˈzeɪ ʃən /

noun

the act or process of reorganizing; state of being reorganized.

Finance. a reconstruction of a business corporation, including a marked change in capital structure, often following a failure and receivership or bankruptcy trusteeship.

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Origin of reorganization

First recorded in 1805–15; re- + organization

Words nearby reorganization

reopen, reopener, ReoPro, reorder, reordination, reorganization, reorganize, reorient, reorientation, Reoviridae, reovirus

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Example sentences from the Web for reorganization

But when the reorganization came, the role for Moses did not.
‘The Power Broker’ Turns 40: How Robert Caro Wrote a Masterpiece|Scott Porch|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Despite starting with a flourish, that site has gone quiet in recent days as it undergoes a reorganization.
Guardian and WaPo Share Pulitzer: Snowden Hails Victory for “More Accountable Democracy”|David Freedlander|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We have bankruptcy laws and reorganization laws on our books for a reason.
Rick Perry on the Record|Andrew Romano|August 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Of course, now that the reorganization is official, the speculation stops and the backbiting from disenchanted executives begins.
7 Winners, 9 Losers at the New NBC|Peter Lauria|November 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST

His new title will be Chairman NBC Universal International and he will be relocating to London as part of the reorganization.
7 Winners, 9 Losers at the New NBC|Peter Lauria|November 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The 3d Brigade continued to be the most prominent element in Bostons militia until the reorganization of 1840.
The Old First Massachusetts Coast Artillery in War and Peace|Frederick Morse Cutler
Therefore, no matter what it costs in revenue, no matter how staggering the necessary reform and reorganization, opium must go.
Drugging a Nation|Samuel Merwin
At the request of the latter he drew up a memoir on the reorganization of the western mines, which was well received.
Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
Where would Northern capital stand in the reorganization of parties?
Abraham Lincoln and the Union|Nathaniel W. Stephenson
Reorganization gives the demagogue his chance; and often his literary lyddite strikes close.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14)|Elbert Hubbard

British Dictionary definitions for reorganization

reorganization

reorganisation

/ (ˌriːɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən) /

noun

the act of organizing or the state of being organized again

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