restructure

See also: restructuré

English

Etymology

re- +‎ structure

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹiːˈstɹʌktʃə(ɹ)/

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Verb

restructure (third-person singular simple present restructures, present participle restructuring, simple past and past participle restructured)

1. To change the organization of.
2. (finance) To modify the terms of a loan, providing relief to a debtor who would otherwise be forced to default.
   • 2017 January 18, Sid Lowe, “Chaos at Mestalla: Valencia's journey from Champions League to utter disarray”, in the Guardian‎^[1]:

     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.

Translations

to change the organization of

• Catalan: reestructurar (ca)
• Esperanto: alistrukturi
• German: umstrukturieren (de)
• Spanish: reestructurar (es)

Noun

restructure (plural restructures)

1. A reorganization.
   • 2009 March 24, Liam Walsh, “Suncorp remodel job risk”, in Herald Sun‎^[2]:

     We found this in the 1990s when organisations went through some fairly severe restructures.

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: restructurent, restructures

Verb

restructure

1. inflection of restructurer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

restructure

1. inflection of restructurar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative