recapitalization

/ˌɹiˌkæpɪtəɫɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun

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

Word Origin From Latin 'caput' 'head' — capital originally meant 'head' of wealth, the principal sum. Recapitalization is the act of capitalizing again, restructuring the financial head. The root caput gives us decapitate (remove the head), recapitulate (go over the heads of topics again), and even captain (the head of a group). So recapitalization is about re-heading the finances.

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

The company's recapitalization involved issuing new shares to reduce its debt burden.

(名词) 资本重组

公司的资本重组涉及发行新股以减轻其债务负担。

(sustantivo) Reestructuración de la mezcla de capital y deuda de una empresa.

La recapitalización de la empresa implicó la emisión de nuevas acciones para reducir su carga de deuda.

(nom) recapitalisation; restructuration financière; restructuration du capital [Restructuration de la répartition entre capitaux propres et dettes d'une entreprise.]

La recapitalization de l'entreprise a impliqué l'émission de nouvelles actions afin de réduire son endettement.

(Substantiv) Rekapitalisierung; Kapitalumschichtung [Die Umstrukturierung des Verhältnisses von Eigenkapital und Fremdkapital eines Unternehmens, um dessen Finanzierung zu verbessern.]

Die **recapitalization** des Unternehmens umfasste die Ausgabe neuer Aktien, um die Schuldenlast zu verringern.

(名詞) 企業の株式と負債の構成を再構築すること。資本構成の見直し。

その会社の資本再構成は、債務負担を軽減するために新株を発行するものであった。

(substantivo) recapitalização; reestruturação de capital [Uma reestruturação da combinação de capital próprio e dívida de uma empresa.]

A recapitalização da empresa envolveu a emissão de novas ações para reduzir seu endividamento.

Word parts: re + capital + ize + ation

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