restructure
gb/ɹistɹˈʌkt͡ʃɚ/ us/ɹistɹˈʌkt͡ʃɚ/
B2
Engleză
~ 9200
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Verb
B2
action
1
Change how something is organized
to change how a company, system, or group is organized
Tipar de utilizare:
to restructure [something]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes use "restructure" for physical building changes, where "rebuild", "renovate", or "remodel" are more natural (e.g., say "They rebuilt the bridge," not "They restructured the bridge"). "Restructure" is mainly used for organizations, systems, plans, or processes.
Sinonime
reorganize (Very close in meaning; slightly more common in everyday speech and writing.)
Antonime
maintain (Focuses on keeping the current structure instead of changing it.)
Colocații
restructure the company
|restructure the organization
|restructure the business
|restructure the workforce
|restructure the team
Teme
business
|work
|management
|politics
Exemple
- The new CEO plans to restructure the company to cut costs and improve efficiency.
- After the merger, they had to restructure the entire management team.
- The government announced plans to restructure the health-care system over the next five years.
- We need to restructure the project so that the deadlines are more realistic.
- The school district decided to restructure several underperforming schools.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The company will restructure its staff next year.
- Our team was restructured, and I have a new manager now.
- They restructured the program to make it easier for students.
- After the crisis, the bank restructured its operations.
- The city is restructuring its public transport system.
Verb
technical
C1
action
2
Change terms of debt or loans
to change how debts or loans will be paid back, often to make payments easier
Tipar de utilizare:
to restructure [debt/loans/finances]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may use this sense with the wrong object, saying "restructure the company" when they specifically mean changing debts; in finance, the object is usually "debt", "loans", or "finances". Also, it is sometimes confused with "write off" (cancel a debt entirely), which is stronger than simply restructuring it.
Sinonime
refinance (Often narrower; usually means replacing old debt with new debt, while "restructure" can involve broader changes to payment terms and conditions.)
Antonime
default (Instead of changing terms to keep paying, "default" means failing to pay a debt as agreed.)
Colocații
restructure its debt
|restructure outstanding loans
|restructure the balance sheet
|restructure sovereign debt
|restructure bank loans
Teme
finance
|business
|law
Exemple
- The company is negotiating with its lenders to restructure its debt.
- Several countries are under pressure to restructure their sovereign debt.
- The bank agreed to restructure the loans after the pandemic hurt the client's cash flow.
- Under the plan, the airline will restructure its balance sheet and raise new capital.
- The court approved the proposal to restructure the firm's outstanding obligations.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The firm asked the bank to restructure its debt.
- After heavy losses, they had to restructure their loans.
- The government helped small businesses restructure their debts.
- The company restructured its finances to avoid bankruptcy.
- His lawyer advised him to restructure his debts instead of declaring bankruptcy.
Substantiv
B2
event
3
An act of changing organization
a planned change in how a company, system, or group is organized
Tipar de utilizare:
a restructure of [something]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes say "a restructuring" where some workplaces or regions more commonly say "a restructure" (both can be correct, but usage varies). Also, avoid using the article incorrectly: say "a restructure" or "the restructure", not "restructure" alone when it acts as a countable noun.
Sinonime
reorganization (Very close in meaning; slightly more formal and more common in global English than the noun "restructure" in some contexts.)
Antonime
status quo (Refers to keeping things as they are instead of changing the structure.)
Colocații
a major restructure
|a company restructure
|organizational restructure
|undergo a restructure
|announce a restructure
Teme
business
|work
|management
Exemple
- Following a major restructure, several departments were merged.
- The company announced a global restructure that will affect 2,000 employees.
- Many staff are worried about losing their jobs in the upcoming restructure.
- The university is undergoing a restructure of its academic divisions.
- After the restructure, communication between teams improved significantly.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- There was a big restructure at my work last year.
- During the restructure, some people moved to new teams.
- The school is planning a restructure of its classes.
- After the restructure, we had a new boss.
- The manager explained why a restructure was necessary.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
restructure
IPA
GB/ɹistɹˈʌkt͡ʃɚ/
US/ɹistɹˈʌkt͡ʃɚ/
Silabe și accent
re - struc - ture (3 silabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (struc)
Forme ale cuvântului
Verb
- Base: restructure
- 3rd Person Singular: restructures
- Present Participle: restructuring
- Past: restructured
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
Core family
structure
noun B1
structural
adjective B1
Related words
structurally
adverb B2
Negative and opposite forms
unstructured
adjective
Advanced or less common
infrastructure
noun B2
Expresii
restructure debt
1/ɹistɹˈʌkt͡ʃɚ dˈɛt/
fixed phrase
technical
Change payment terms of debt
to change how and when a debt will be paid back
Exemple
- The company asked its banks to restructure debt totaling $500 million.
- Several homeowners were able to restructure debt after interest rates fell.
- The agreement would allow the country to restructure debt owed to foreign creditors.
restructure the company
1/ɹistɹˈʌkt͡ʃɚ ðə kˈʌmpəni/
fixed phrase
Change how a company is organized
to change how a company is set up and managed
Exemple
- The board voted to restructure the company after three years of losses.
- They hired a consultant to help restructure the company.
- Investors pushed management to restructure the company to focus on its core products.