restructure
verb
re·struc·ture
(ˌ)rē-ˈstrək-chər 
restructured; restructuring; restructures
: to change the makeup, organization, or pattern of
: to restructure something
Examples of restructure in a Sentence
You should restructure this sentence to make its meaning clearer.
The college is restructuring its Humanities Department.
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LBOs usually target struggling companies, providing the financial mechanisms needed to restructure and revive the business.
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Fred Hubler, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The release of this next model comes at a crucial time for OpenAI, which just closed a historic $6.6 billion funding round that requires the company to restructure itself as a for-profit entity.
—Kylie Robison, The Verge, 25 Oct. 2024
The North American results compared with a $137 million loss in China, where GM is attempting to restructure operations, and an 88.2% drop in adjusted earnings in its other international markets compared with a year earlier to $42 million.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
Ando Hiroyasu, who came on board as chairman in 2019, was determined to change all that and started to restructure the festival during the pandemic.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
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Fred Hubler, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The release of this next model comes at a crucial time for OpenAI, which just closed a historic $6.6 billion funding round that requires the company to restructure itself as a for-profit entity.
—Kylie Robison, The Verge, 25 Oct. 2024
The North American results compared with a $137 million loss in China, where GM is attempting to restructure operations, and an 88.2% drop in adjusted earnings in its other international markets compared with a year earlier to $42 million.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
Ando Hiroyasu, who came on board as chairman in 2019, was determined to change all that and started to restructure the festival during the pandemic.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
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restructure
verb
re·struc·ture
rē-ˈstrək-chər
: to change the makeup, organization, or pattern of
Legal Definition
restructure
verb
re·struc·ture
ˌrē-ˈstrək-chər
restructured; restructuring
: to change the makeup, organization, or pattern of
restructure a corporation
companies trying to restructure their debt—Claudia MacLachlan
Claudia MacLachlan
: to restructure something
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