- rejigger
- transitive verb Etymology: re- + 3jigger Date: 1942 alter, rearrange
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
rejigger
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rejigger — re‧jig‧ger [riː dʒɪgə ǁ ər] , re‧jig [riː dʒɪg] verb rejigged PTandPPX rejigging PRESPARTX [transitive] informal to change something to make it more effective: • We rejiggered the accounting system so that the value of equipmen … Financial and business terms
rejigger — [rē jig′ər] vt. to adjust or alter the arrangement, structure, terms, etc. of: also Brit. rejig, rejigged, rejigging … English World dictionary
rejigger — (ˈ)rē+ transitive verb Etymology: re + jigger : to alter or rearrange again : manipulate in a new or different way executives rejigger their organization charts Management Review the government rejiggered price ceilings on various pork cuts… … Useful english dictionary
rejigger — /ree jig euhr/, v.t. Informal. to change or rearrange in a new or different way, esp. by the use of techniques not always considered ethical. [1940 45; RE + JIGGER1] * * * … Universalium
rejigger — verb To rejig … Wiktionary
rejigger — re|jig|ger [ ri dʒıgər ] or re|jig [ ri dʒıg ] verb transitive AMERICAN INFORMAL to arrange something so that it is organized in a different way … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rejigger — [[t]ri͟ːʤɪ̱gə(r)[/t]] rejiggers, rejiggering, rejiggered VERB If someone rejiggers an organization or a piece of work, they arrange or organize it in a different way, in order to improve it. [AM] [V n] The result is that the government is… … English dictionary
rejigger — verb US term for rejig (in sense 1) … English new terms dictionary
rejigger — re·jigger … English syllables
rejigger — re•jig•ger [[t]riˈdʒɪg ər[/t]] v. t. inf to change or rearrange • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
