# structuring

Pronunciation: say "STRUK-chuh-ring" US /ˈstɹʌkt͡ʃəɹɪŋ/, AUS /ˈstʃɹɐktʃəɹɪŋ/; UK say "STRUK-chuh-ing" /ˈstɹʌk(t)ʃə(ɹ)ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of structure. — present participle and gerund of structure
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of structure. Use this form for the ongoing action of arranging or building something.
   - _The committee is structuring the proposal to address each concern in turn._
   - _Structuring the argument carefully, she built toward her conclusion._

## Noun

2. The arrangement or organization of the parts that make up something.
   - Simple: The way something is arranged or put together so its parts work well.
   - _The structuring of the organization changed after the merger._
   - _Effective structuring of the curriculum improved student outcomes across the district._
3. The practice of breaking large sums of money into smaller transactions to evade financial reporting requirements.
   - Simple: Breaking up a large amount of money into small deposits so banks do not report it.
   - _Investigators charged her with structuring after she split the cash across a dozen accounts._
   - _Banks train tellers to spot structuring in patterns of just-under-threshold deposits._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/structuring (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).