restructure
verb
re·struc·ture
(ˌ)rē-ˈstrək-chər 
restructured; restructuring; restructures
: to change the makeup, organization, or pattern of
: to restructure something
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The college is restructuring its Humanities Department.
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The restructuring plan has taken nearly a year to negotiate and has reportedly been a source of tension between the two companies.
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Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
The University of Louisville’s student newspaper, The Louisville Cardinal, could lose funding at the beginning of next year due to restructuring within the College of Arts and Sciences, which currently funds the paper.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
OpenAI raises $20 billion conditional on restructuring SoftBank invests $40 billion in OpenAI, half of which is conditional on OpenAI lifting its profit cap and allowing shareholders to hold traditional equity by early 2026.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Footwear News spoke with restructuring expert Michael Appel of Appel Associates LLC to get his read on retail and the shoe industry against the backdrop of tariffs and what to expect in 2026.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
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Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
The University of Louisville’s student newspaper, The Louisville Cardinal, could lose funding at the beginning of next year due to restructuring within the College of Arts and Sciences, which currently funds the paper.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
OpenAI raises $20 billion conditional on restructuring SoftBank invests $40 billion in OpenAI, half of which is conditional on OpenAI lifting its profit cap and allowing shareholders to hold traditional equity by early 2026.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Footwear News spoke with restructuring expert Michael Appel of Appel Associates LLC to get his read on retail and the shoe industry against the backdrop of tariffs and what to expect in 2026.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 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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