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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In March, the quarterback agreed to restructure his contract to free up salary-cap space for the Cowboys, converting $45.75 million of his base salary for 2025 into a signing bonus—and getting the money into his pocket quicker.
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Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Nie confirmed that the university has enough funding to support the bond payments, and added that the university will only be taking on an additional $15 million in debt for the infrastructure work since $32 million to $37 million will be used to restructure debt.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
In 2023, lawmakers passed a bill to restructure the agency’s commission, which would have taken some power away from the governor.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025
He is often credited with serving as a midwife for the Catholic Church into the modern world amid political turbulence and competing visions for restructuring the global economy and systems of labor.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2025
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Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Nie confirmed that the university has enough funding to support the bond payments, and added that the university will only be taking on an additional $15 million in debt for the infrastructure work since $32 million to $37 million will be used to restructure debt.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
In 2023, lawmakers passed a bill to restructure the agency’s commission, which would have taken some power away from the governor.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025
He is often credited with serving as a midwife for the Catholic Church into the modern world amid political turbulence and competing visions for restructuring the global economy and systems of labor.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2025
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“Restructure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restructure. Accessed 20 May. 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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