recapitalization

noun

A restructuring of a company's mixture of equity and debt

OriginEnglish capitalization ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

nounrecapitalization (plural recapitalizations)

plural recapitalizations

  1. businessA restructuring of a company's mixture of equity and debt

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishcapitalization
  7. Englishrecapitalization

From re- + capitalization.

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Translations

Italian ricapitalizzazione
  • ricapitalizzazioneTranslations
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APA

recapitalization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recapitalization

MLA

“recapitalization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recapitalization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recapitalization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recapitalization.

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