restructure
verb
re·struc·ture
(ˌ)rē-ˈstrək-chər 
restructured; restructuring; restructures
: to change the makeup, organization, or pattern of
restructure a business
: to restructure something
Examples of restructure in a Sentence
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The college is restructuring its Humanities Department.
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Government, free from the inconvenience of competition, simply continues to ask for more money rather than restructure within appropriate economic realities.
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
The postponement was required also because the industrial plan to restructure the company is still being prepared, impacting the nine-month trading update.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
Senegal is resisting calls from the International Monetary Fund to restructure its debt, its prime minister said, as the nation grapples with its worst economic crisis in decades.
—semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
The fine print of Paramount’s earnings report discloses plans for a restructuring charge to be taken in Q4 of $500 million.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
The postponement was required also because the industrial plan to restructure the company is still being prepared, impacting the nine-month trading update.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
Senegal is resisting calls from the International Monetary Fund to restructure its debt, its prime minister said, as the nation grapples with its worst economic crisis in decades.
—semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
The fine print of Paramount’s earnings report discloses plans for a restructuring charge to be taken in Q4 of $500 million.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for restructure
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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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