gerund / present participle
Changing how a company or organization is arranged and managed, usually to make it work better or cost less.
The company is restructuring after several difficult years.
The board discussed restructuring the organization.
American English
How to pronounce restructuring
verb · nounB2
reeSTRUHKcherihng
/ɹiˈstɹək.ʧɚ.ɪŋ/
4 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Form of restructure
As a noun, restructuring often refers to a major organizational change or the process of making it.
Changing how a company or organization is arranged and managed, usually to make it work better or cost less.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
gerund / present participle
Changing how the parts of a system, plan, process, or text are arranged.
The team is restructuring the plan to save time.
The report needs restructuring before publication.
gerund / present participle
Changing the conditions of a debt or loan, usually to make the payments easier to manage.
The business is restructuring its debt with the bank.
The lender is considering restructuring the loan.
noun
The process or event of making major changes to the way a company, organization, or system is arranged and managed.
The restructuring affected three departments.
Financial restructuring can be a difficult process.
Related words & forms
Keep the final e before -d: restructured. Drop it before -ing: restructuring.