restructure

Everyday

1. (formal) To restructure is to organise something in a new way, like a company, team or plan. tree →
2. To restructure a sentence or piece of writing is to change the order or form of it. tree →

In the lessons

In business news «the company is restructuring» often means jobs are changed or lost (a euphemism hiding that people may be let go). In English lessons pupils restructure a sentence to make it clearer. Everyday speech says «reorganise».

Examples

• The teacher asked us to restructure the sentence. tree →
• The company restructured and some workers lost their jobs. tree →
• (formal) The school will restructure its timetable next term. tree →
• We restructured our story so the ending made more sense. tree →
• (euphemism) «We are restructuring» often means people are being let go. tree →
• The club restructured its teams by age. tree →

Note

Formal; the prefix re- means «again». Noun: restructuring. In the news it can be a polite way of saying jobs are being cut.