Restrukturieren
Example: Die Firma musste ihre Abteilungen komplett restrukturieren.
Definition
"Restrukturieren" means to reorganize or restructure something, especially a company or organization, by changing its structure or arrangement to improve efficiency or adapt to new conditions. For example, a company may need to completely restrukturieren its departments.
Etymology
The word "restrukturieren" comes from the German prefix 're-' meaning 'again' and 'strukturieren' derived from the Latin 'structura,' meaning 'arrangement' or 'building.' Together, it literally means to build again or restructure. Did you know? The idea of restructuring originally comes from architectural terms before it was adopted in business contexts.
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"Restrukturieren" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (B1) - set 6", containing 114 commonly used words.
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