recapitalize
verb
re·cap·i·tal·ize
(ˌ)rē-ˈka-pə-tə-ˌlīz 
-ˈkap-tə-
recapitalized; recapitalizing; recapitalizes
: to change the capital structure of
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Beijing might incur considerable short-term costs—namely, the loss of prestige and goodwill—but over the long term, China would avoid the perils of imperial overreach and preserve enough funds to recapitalize its banking system, which has been exhausted by excessive lending in the last decade.
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Minxin Pei, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2020
Founded in 1992, the winery was recapitalized by the Otis family in 2004 and acquired by them in 2008.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2024
Yet the national-security bill is a down payment on recapitalizing America’s defense-industrial base.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 17 Feb. 2024
With the sale, Blue Apron was recapitalized as a Wonder subsidiary, making the warning irrelevant, the spokesman said.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2023
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Minxin Pei, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2020
Founded in 1992, the winery was recapitalized by the Otis family in 2004 and acquired by them in 2008.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2024
Yet the national-security bill is a down payment on recapitalizing America’s defense-industrial base.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 17 Feb. 2024
With the sale, Blue Apron was recapitalized as a Wonder subsidiary, making the warning irrelevant, the spokesman said.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2023
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recapitalize
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re·cap·i·tal·ize
ˌrē-ˈka-pət-ᵊl-ˌīz
: to change the capital structure of (a corporation)
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