reorganization
Americannoun
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the act or process of reorganizing; state of being reorganized.
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Finance. a reconstruction of a business corporation, including a marked change in capital structure, often following a failure and receivership or bankruptcy trusteeship.
noun
Etymology
Origin of reorganization
First recorded in 1805–15; re- + organization
Explanation
The process of arranging or setting something in order in a new way is reorganization. The reorganization of your bookshelves will make it easier to find a book that you're searching for. Reorganization can happen on a small scale, like the reorganization of your kitchen spices so they're in alphabetical order. There are also larger examples, like a country's reorganization of its entire government or a state's reorganization of its school system. This noun comes from the verb reorganize, which adds the "again" prefix re- to organize, from the Greek organon, "tool or implement."
Example Sentences
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Neurons may use large amounts of ATP during REM sleep to support memory-related synaptic reorganization, communication between the hippocampus and cortex, or broad transitions across brain circuits.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
AXA said earnings should keep growing over the next few years as the French insurer intends to gain market share after years of reorganization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
One key area of reorganization was Uber's delivery business, which Khosrowshahi said would see restaurant, retail and direct delivery units consolidated into teams disaggregated at the global, regional and country level.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
The two most common types of bankruptcy are Chapter 7, or liquidation, and Chapter 13, or reorganization.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
A catfish that has had a career as a local leader smells one way, but as soon as he is displaced in an administrative reorganization, he smells differently, and everyone recognizes the loss of standing.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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