readjustment

[ UK /ɹˌiːɐd‍ʒˈʌstmənt/ ]
[ US /ɹiəˈdʒəstmənt/ ]
NOUN
  1. the act of adjusting again (to changed circumstances)
  2. the act of adjusting something to match a standard
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How To Use readjustment In A Sentence

  • He has made a number of readjustments to his technique.
  • The 3rd economic readjustment in China experienced two stages: the strict control of investment and consumption demand; regulate and control the force of demand and vitalize market.
  • These events culminated a gradual process of readjustment of the different positions and a steady return to the vilified classics of Latin American critical thought, particularly the fecund production of the 1960s and 1970s, including dependency theory, liberation theology and philosophy of liberation, the pedagogy of the oppressed, the theories of internal colonialism, third cinema, collective theater, and transculturation. Posthegemony
  • We are in a period of readjustment after the collapse of one of the biggest stockmarket bubbles in history.
  • Astronauts must undergo a radical readjustment after returning from space.
  • After working for the Peace Corps, he said, everyone needs some time for readjustment.
  • No. We were told that you were partners with Medina, and that a readjustment of status was being negotiated. THE MOAT AROUND MURCHESON'S EYE
  • The leading object of the second section was the readjustment of the representation of the States in Congress, rendered necessary by the abolition of chattel slavery [_not of political slavery_], effected by the thirteenth amendment. An Account of the Proceedings on the Trial of Susan B. Anthony, on the Charge of Illegal Voting
  • The longer the evacuees remained in centers, the more dependent they would become, and the harder readjustment would be to make.
  • I unhook my ascender and switch over to a descender, not really ready to leave, to drop through the branches and return to the ground, and in this moment of readjustment, of powering my body down and trying to memorize the view, I recognize the feeling. Taking Tree-Hugging to New Heights
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