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

Polymarket is restructuring its marketing operation under new leadership ahead of a busy fall sports calendar, CNBC previously reported. — Lillian Rizzo,jessica Golden, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

Only by restructuring and upgrading its surface fleet can Taiwan be ready for a potential invasion. — Holmes Liao, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026

One of its first acts was to restructure Everton’s debt on longer-term, lower interest rates secured against the new stadium. — Matt Slater, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

The administration has since moved aggressively to restructure Venezuela’s oil industry around private and foreign investment. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 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