restructure

[ ree-struhk-cher ]

/ riˈstrʌk tʃər /

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verb (used with object), re·struc·tured, re·struc·tur·ing.

to change, alter, or restore the structure of: to restructure a broken nose.

to effect a fundamental change in (as an organization or system).

to recombine (bits of inexpensive meats), especially by mechanical means, into simulated steaks, fillets, etc.

verb (used without object), re·struc·tured, re·struc·tur·ing.

to restructure something.

noun

the act or an instance of restructuring.

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Origin of restructure

First recorded in 1940–45; re- + structure

OTHER WORDS FROM restructure

re·struc·tur·er, noun

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How to use restructure in a sentence

FaZe Clan will go through a restructure later this year to accelerate its transformation into an entertainment company.
‘We’re all content businesses’: esports orgs borrow from the media owner’s playbook in search for new revenues|Seb Joseph|February 15, 2021|Digiday
Think back to the 2020 presidential primaries, where Democrats had a long discussion about whether their policy agenda should expand the welfare state or restructure government and its relationship to business.
Want to understand the GOP’s problem? Look at its newly elected extremists.|Paul Waldman|January 22, 2021|Washington Post
Now the restructuring plans call for more than €525 million.
Madonna, Carla Bruni & Obama Abandoned Pledges To Rebuild L'Aquila After The Quake|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So no states have imposed restructuring actions on bondholders.
Wall Street’s Disconnect|Daniel Gross|October 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The leading neocons competed with each other to come up with the most grandiose vision of Middle East and planetary restructuring.
Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick On How Obama Should Handle the Crisis In Syria|Oliver Stone, Peter Kuznick|October 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
At the IMF confab, one of the most well-attended sessions was a panel on restructuring sovereign debt.
Panic Sets In With the Davos Crowd|Daniel Gross|October 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Absent any debt restructuring, payments to retirees and bondholders will soon consume two thirds of all annual revenues.
Detroit’s Bankruptcy Raises Questions That Go Far Beyond the City Limits|Stephen D. Eide|July 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Through the market, economies are ascertained or subjected to painful restructuring.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
Many economies have undergone, or realize they must undergo, profound restructuring.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
On the contrary, this restructuring process is functional and adaptive.
An Assessment of the Consequences and Preparations for a Catastrophic California Earthquake: Findings and Actions Taken|Various
By all accounts, restructuring cut the literacy overhead of business.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
Social restructuring has resulted in a system wherein the party elite occupies the highest level.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria|Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole

British Dictionary definitions for restructure

restructure

/ (riːˈstrʌktʃə) /

verb

(tr) to organize (a system, business, society, etc) in a different wayradical attempts to restructure the economy

Derived forms of restructure

restructuring, noun

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