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readjustment Definition

re·adjust·ment (-mənt)

noun

  1. a readjusting or being readjusted
  2. Finance rearrangement of the financial structure of a corporation

  • readmission
  • readmit
  • readmittance
readjustment Synonyms

readjustment

n.

readjustment Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • frontier: A readjustment of the frontiers of Italy should be effected along clearly recognizable lines of nationality.
  • relationship: His justice requires readjustment of many unjust relationships in the world.

Converse of object

  • require: His justice requires readjustment of many unjust relationships in the world.
  • make: A development round would provide the opportunity to make readjustments to ensure that trade rules take better account of the differences between countries.
  • need: Occlusions are usually remedied by flushing the tube with tap water; kinking may need readjustment of the tubing.
  • involve: It should involve a readjustment of the functioning of the economy.
  • see: Whilst the last 6 months have seen a fairly strong readjustment in the market, it's a reduction in the level of increase.

Adjective modifier

  • minor: With small changes in lifestyle or minor readjustments to your personal spaces, dramatic reductions in exposure can be achieved.
  • painful: Although some companies are going through painful readjustments, unemployment remains low and the need for skilled workers remains strong.
  • structural: Many farmers in Africa cannot afford manufactured fertilizer because of the effects of " structural readjustment " policies.
  • strategic: We are shaping a socialist market economy and introducing strategic readjustments to the economic structure.
  • psychological: There is a psychological readjustment to the change in their self and body image.
  • temporary: Unlike other units, You can quickly override the memory by just pulling out any of the 32 control knobs for temporary readjustment.

Modifies a noun

  • process: People who accept their feelings as a normal part of the readjustment process tend to get over them more easily.
  • scale: Holmes and Rahe ( 1967 ) The social readjustment scale.

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