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restructuring

restructuring

54 4.2
Changing how a company or system is organized to make it work better
  • noun
  • /ˌriːˈstrʌk.tʃər.ɪŋ/
translation icon : reestructuración
  • As part of the restructuring, many departments were reorganized to streamline operations.
  • economic restructuring
  • corporate restructuring
  • restructuring and reorganization

It's the the violent restructuring of the economy.

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Examples

  • Our university and a large suburban school district launched the pilot program restructuring teacher preparation in the fall of 1992.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Such a partnership would entail greater parental and community involvement, school restructuring, and greater attention to early education.

    Academic text (1999)
  • And there is no doubt a restructuring of the world order is on the table.

  • Europe is much more conservative in terms of restructuring than the United States.

  • And in your first quarter on the job, you propose a very specific restructuring for that division.

  • You are undoubtedly aware of our restructuring programs.

  • Such a rich experience will be beneficial for the future restructuring of society and the economy.

    Academic text (1991)
  • A question on the restructuring of the petrochemical sector and its effects on employment.

  • The U.S. military required significant physical and strategic restructuring to accomplish this transformation.

    Academic text (2011)
  • It's been plagued by scandals, losses, management shake ups and restructuring plans.

Synonyms

reorganization
vsrestructuring
27 3.7

Major changes to how a company or group is set up

aims to improve efficiency or solve problems rather than only changing structure
shakeup
vsrestructuring
  • US
15 5.0

A big change in a company or government that replaces leaders and changes how it works

is usually planned to improve efficiency rather than being only a sudden shake
shake-up
vsrestructuring
15 4.3

A major change in how people run an organization

is used for systematic change to solve problems rather than only being drastic
reconfiguration
vsrestructuring
5 5.6

A change in the way things are arranged to make them work better

focuses on improving efficiency or fixing problems rather than simple rearrangement
realignment
vsrestructuring
4 4.6

A change in the way parts of a group or system are arranged

is aimed at improving efficiency broadly, not only making small adjustments
reshuffling
vsrestructuring
3 4.6

A change in the order of people or things in a group

covers deliberate change to improve function rather than mere repeated rearrangement
reshuffle
vsrestructuring
2 5.3

A change in the order of people or jobs in a group

is broader, focusing on improving systems rather than only moving people
reconstitution
vsrestructuring
1 7.4

Bringing a group or organization back together after it ends

focuses on changing setup to improve performance rather than restoring what was lost
regroupment
vsrestructuring
1 6.8

Bringing people or parts together again to organize after a change

is broader, applying to planned efficiency changes not only recovery regrouping

Antonyms

14 4.4

The act of taking a machine or system apart

7 3.8

A lack of order or system that makes things untidy

How Extensive

overhaul
73 5.1
restructuring
54 4.2
to reform
228 3.7
adjustment
133 2.9

Surface Forms

restructuring singular

Morphology

restructuring = restructure (transparent) = re + structur + ing

This is standard noun formation from the verb 'restructure' meaning the act or process of doing it.

Etymology

Restructuring combines re- ('again') and structure ('arrangement' or 'something built'), so it literally means 'arranging or building again'. That's why restructuring is used for changing how a company or system is organized to make it work better.