restructure

verb

re·​struc·​ture (ˌ)rē-ˈstrək-chər 

restructured; restructuring; restructures

transitive verb

: to change the makeup, organization, or pattern of

restructure a business

intransitive verb

: 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

The record turnout comes during a challenging period for the global games industry, which has faced widespread layoffs, studio restructures and closures in recent years. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026

Consider the case of a regional food bank whose board restructured its annual drive to focus on their own affluent neighborhood. — Aparna Rae, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Ramping oil output is the ticket to restructuring Venezuela’s mountainous $250 billion debt load, equal to roughly 150% of GDP, the highest number in Latin America and fourth in the world. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

The tax going forward has been recalculated now that Marathon has restructured and moved more of its business out of the city, said Soltani. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for restructure

• substructure
• infrastructure
• macrostructure
• microstructure
• nanostructure
• superstructure
• ultrastructure
• structure

Kids Definition

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

transitive verb

: to change the makeup, organization, or pattern of

restructure a corporation

companies trying to restructure their debt

—Claudia MacLachlan

intransitive verb

: to restructure something