restructure
/ɹiˈstɹʌkt͡ʃɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To change the organization of.
verb
To modify the terms of a loan, providing relief to a debtor who would otherwise be forced to default.
noun
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "We found this in the 1990s when organisations went through some fairly severe restructures."
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.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹiˈstɹʌkt͡ʃɚ/
- British English: /ɹiːˈstɹʌkt͡ʃə(ɹ)/