restructure
verb [T] /ˌriːˈstrʌk.tʃər/
/-tʃɚ/ Definition
C2 to organize a company, business, or system in a new way to make it operate more effectively: The government restructured the coal industry before selling it to private owners.Managing and organizingMaking things betterBecoming better restructuring /-tʃər.ɪŋ/
/-tʃɚ.ɪŋ/ noun [C or U] › The company underwent restructuring and 1,500 workers lost their jobs.Managing and organizing
/-tʃɚ.ɪŋ/ noun [C or U] › The company underwent restructuring and 1,500 workers lost their jobs.Managing and organizing(Definition of restructure verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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