restructure

verb re·struc·ture \ (ˌ)rē-ˈstrək-chər \

|Updated on: 5 Aug 2018

Examples: restructure in a Sentence

Definition of restructure

restructured; restructuring; restructures

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

Foles restructured his contract in April, netting a $2 million bonus for the 2018 season and a 2019 option for both sides.

— ej smith, Philly.com, "Report: Eagles turned down trade sending Nick Foles to Cleveland for a second-round pick," 22 May 2018
When this occurs, the social environment is restructured into a simplistic arena of opponents and allies.

— nicholas t. davis and steven miller, Vox, "Racism and authoritarianism go hand in hand," 2 July 2018
Coach Alvin Gentry restructured the team around its other All-Star big man, Anthony Davis, and made it into a faster, sleeker unit that better fits in the modern NBA.

— nicholas talbot, San Antonio Express-News, "Writers’ Roundtable: Predicting the NBA’s offseason, Becky Hammon’s future," 29 June 2018
This proposal would only restructure the additional Medicaid funding made available through the 2010 law, leaving the rest of the half-century-old program alone.

— noam n. levey, latimes.com, "Republicans outline their latest strategy to roll back Obamacare," 19 June 2018
When Congress passed sweeping tax changes at the end of last year, all that changed, and Netflix restructured its compensation so that executives would be earning higher cash salaries in lieu of bonuses.

— eriq gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, "Netflix Directors Ask Judge to Reject Shareholder Lawsuit Over Executive Bonuses," 11 June 2018
The company then raised $15 million from Index Ventures and Obvious Ventures in 2016, and restructured investor ownership stakes as well, Recode has learned.

— jason del rey, Recode, "The online grocer Good Eggs almost went bankrupt — but now a $50 million investment from Silicon Valley bigwig Bill Gurley has given it new life," 15 May 2018
Increasing enrollment is also a possibility, as is requiring students to live on campus, freezing staff hiring and restructuring departments for savings.

— kathleen megan, courant.com, "UConn Says Grim Financial Picture Could Mean Revisiting Tuition Hikes," 12 June 2018
In an email message to U.S. employees, suppliers and franchisees this week, McDonald’s USA President Chris Kempczinski said the company is restructuring regional offices around the country.

— gerard baker, WSJ, "The 10-Point.," 8 June 2018

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First Known Use of restructure

1932

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Financial Definition of RESTRUCTURE

restructure

verb

What It Is

Restructure, or restructuring, refers to the management process of reorganizing a company to make it more profitable.

How It Works

During a major transition, a buyout or a bankruptcy, for example, the management may consider restructuring a company. A restructuring may include a variety of measures to eliminate diseconomies of scale, such as reorganizing and streamlining the management and operations, integrating management teams from the buyers or new owners or spinning-off, closing, or streamlining various operating units within the company. It may also include a debt restructuring, involving renegotiating loan terms, conditions, and covenants that may be onerous or leave no room in the company's cash flows. A related example might be a financial restructuring which may involve a repositioning of equity within the company, such as purchasing outstanding shares, creating new classes of stock, or going public or even "going private."

Restructuring usually involves new management, new capital, and a new opportunity to rethink the business organization and plan. A successful restructuring will usually result in a higher valuation of the company.

Why It Matters

A restructured company, at least theoretically, is more focused, more efficient and more profitable. However, a restructuring may affect and even dilute the stock values of the current stockholders of a company.

Source: Investing Answers