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
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The college is restructuring its Humanities Department.
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Chapter 11 bankruptcy is a common route, allowing ailing companies to solve their financial problems by restructuring.
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
Over the Cap tracks how much salary cap space each team could save this year by restructuring all of its contracts, pushing cap accounting into the future.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Mar. 2025
President Trump’s administration Saturday began making deep cuts to Voice of America and other government-run, pro-democracy programming as the president continued his campaign to restructure government without congressional approval.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
The company's restructuring plans in 2023 and 2024 aimed to reduce costs and improve operational efficiency, resulting in restructuring charges of $109 million in 2024.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
Over the Cap tracks how much salary cap space each team could save this year by restructuring all of its contracts, pushing cap accounting into the future.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Mar. 2025
President Trump’s administration Saturday began making deep cuts to Voice of America and other government-run, pro-democracy programming as the president continued his campaign to restructure government without congressional approval.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
The company's restructuring plans in 2023 and 2024 aimed to reduce costs and improve operational efficiency, resulting in restructuring charges of $109 million in 2024.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
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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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