Definition of restructure
transitive verb
: to change the makeup, organization, or pattern of
intransitive verb
: to restructure something
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Examples of restructure in a Sentence
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The college is restructuring its Humanities Department.
Recent Examples of restructure from the Web
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Over the years, however, restructuring and financial challenges eventually ended many of those popular perks.
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There would be considerable motivation to have World Trade Organization rules restructured to make certain that no companies from the United States would ever again be able to do business in the international marketplace.
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Langermann’s filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2015 and again in 2016 in an effort to restructure its debt.
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But with little work to go around, the line is getting more blurry, said Durc Savini, a restructuring banker at Guggenheim Securities.
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Both of the American firms are following in the footsteps of the restructuring investor Wilbur L. Ross, now the United States commerce secretary.
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And even if iHeartMedia is unsuccessful in its bid to restructure its debt, the company isn't in danger of going away.
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The law firm helped Trump restructure debt when his casinos entered bankruptcies.
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The economic imperative of the era is not just to integrate externally but to restructure internally.
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First Known Use of restructure
1932
RESTRUCTURE Defined for English Language Learners
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: to change the basic organization or structure of (something)
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