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rejigger

American  
[ree-jig-er] / riˈdʒɪg ər /

verb (used with object)

Informal.
  1. to change or rearrange in a new or different way, especially by the use of techniques not always considered ethical.


Etymology

Origin of rejigger

First recorded in 1940–45; re- + jigger 1

Example Sentences

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The rejiggering of manufacturing capacity has potential ripple effects.

From The Wall Street Journal

But it also helps foster the jealousy-driven farce that takes over the current-day narrative and is genuinely funny: a rejiggered timeline in which McCarrol becomes a massive pop star and Johnson gets left behind.

From Los Angeles Times

Facing soaring memory-chip prices, the world’s biggest electronics companies are staring at a list of unpalatable responses: charging consumers more, eating the costs or rejiggering product specs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meeting hyperscalers’ need for speed is key, executives say, raising the stakes if changes in chip technologies force suppliers and builders to rejigger plans.

From The Wall Street Journal

Like the credit default swap, the CDO had been invented to redistribute the risk of corporate and government bond defaults and was now being rejiggered to disguise the risk of subprime mortgage loans.

From Literature