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reorganization

American  
[ree-awr-guh-nuh-zey-shuhn] / ˌri ɔr gə nəˈzeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act or process of reorganizing; state of being reorganized.

  2. Finance. a reconstruction of a business corporation, including a marked change in capital structure, often following a failure and receivership or bankruptcy trusteeship.


reorganization British  
/ ˌriːɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən /

noun

  1. the act of organizing or the state of being organized again

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Etymology

Origin of reorganization

First recorded in 1805–15; re- + organization

Example Sentences

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Block, the parent company of Square and the Cash App, is conducting a major reorganization in the age of artificial intelligence, and investors are rewarding the move.

From MarketWatch

Merck said the reorganization is aimed at ensuring strong product launches across various disease areas as it tries to diversify its product lineup.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is an international phenomenon that stems from a worldwide reorganization of production and consumption after China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001.

From Barron's

Some of the nearly two dozen agencies brought together in the largest government reorganization in decades fit squarely into this mission, while others didn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pham undertook a sweeping reorganization of the enforcement division and closed about half of its open cases—sometimes without consulting the teams involved—in a campaign against litigation she saw as “regulation by enforcement.”

From Barron's