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restructure en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Texas) audio Austin
  • /ɹiˈstɹʌkt͡ʃɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ɹiːˈstɹʌkt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɹiːˈstɹɐkt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English structure English restructure From re- + structure.

Meanings

  1. A reorganization.
    • We found this in the 1990s when organisations went through some fairly severe restructures. 2009 March 24, Liam Walsh, “Suncorp remodel job risk”, in Herald Sun:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
restructures Number=Plur lexicographic

restructure en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Texas) audio Austin
  • /ɹiˈstɹʌkt͡ʃɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ɹiːˈstɹʌkt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɹiːˈstɹɐkt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English structure English restructure From re- + structure.

Meanings

  1. To change the organization of.
    • On Tuesday, a proposal to fundamentally restructure the Minneapolis police department in the wake of George Floyd’s death in 2020 was soundly defeated, a setback that even many Democrats acknowledged could be laid at the feet of the “defund the police” movement that some within the party embraced last summer. 2021 November 5, Chris Cillizza, “Even Democrats are now admitting ‘Defund the Police’ was a massive mistake”, in CNN:
  2. To modify the terms of a loan, providing relief to a debtor who would otherwise be forced to default.
    • Valencia were in crisis, a club with two stadiums – one they could not sell and one that they could not afford to finish building – and a debt of €230m, the repayment of which was restructured. 2017 January 18, Sid Lowe, “Chaos at Mestalla: Valencia's journey from Champions League to utter disarray”, in The Guardian:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
restructuring Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
restructured Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
restructured Tense=Past lexicographic
restructures Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

restructurable · restructurist · restructurism

Translations (19)

uk реструктурува́ти (to change the organization of) · ru перестро́ить (to change the organization of) · it ristrutturare (to change the organization of) · de umstrukturieren (to change the organization of) · ka რესტრუქტურიზებას უწევს (to change the organization of) · es reestructurar (to change the organization of) · gl reestruturar (to change the organization of) · uk перебудува́ти (to change the organization of) · ru перестра́ивать (to change the organization of) · fr restructurer (to change the organization of) · ca reestructurar (to change the organization of) · eo alistrukturi (to change the organization of) · da omstrukturere (to change the organization of) · ru реструктури́ровать (to change the organization of) · pt reestruturar (to change the organization of) · ast reestructurar (to change the organization of) · ka რესტრუქტურიზაციას ახდენს (to change the organization of) · sv omstrukturera (to change the organization of) · uk перебудо́вувати (to change the organization of)