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reorganization

American  
[ree-awr-guh-nuh-zey-shuhn] / ˌri ɔr gə nəˈzeɪ ʃən /

noun

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

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


reorganization British  
/ ˌriːɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən /

noun

  1. the act of organizing or the state of being organized again

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Etymology

Origin of reorganization

First recorded in 1805–15; re- + organization

Example Sentences

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Pham undertook a sweeping reorganization of the enforcement division and closed about half of its open cases—sometimes without consulting the teams involved—in a campaign against litigation she saw as “regulation by enforcement.”

From Barron's

Pham undertook a sweeping reorganization of the enforcement division and closed about half of its open cases—sometimes without consulting the teams involved—in a campaign against litigation she saw as “regulation by enforcement.”

From Barron's

The five-year-old company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in December, citing the drop in demand coinciding with immigration raids.

From The Wall Street Journal

Company spokesperson Erin Mandzik said in an email that the company’s restaurants are expected to remain operating as usual throughout the reorganization process.

From Los Angeles Times

The decline reflected a tough comparison to the prior year period, which included a $1.9 billion income tax benefit attributed to an internal corporate reorganization.

From Los Angeles Times