Meaning of structure In English

• 0 the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way:

  • the grammatical structure of a sentence

  • The structure of this protein is particularly complex.

  • They have a very old-fashioned management structure.

  • Some people like the sense of structure that a military lifestyle imposes.

• 1 something that has been made or built from parts, especially a large building:

  • The proposed new office tower is a steel and glass structure 43 storeys high.

• 2 an organ in the body, or part of an organ, that does a particular job

• 3 to plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something:

  • We must carefully structure and rehearse each scene.

  • a well-structured argument

• 4 the arrangement or organization of parts in a system:

  • molecular structure

  • [ U ] Grammatical structure changes from language to language.

  • [ C ] When the United States broke away from England, the social structure did not change very much.

• 5 something built, such as a building or a bridge:

  • The bridge is the longest steel structure in the world.

• 6 to arrange or organize something:

  • Office hours are structured to accommodate individual workers’ needs.

• 7 the way in which the parts of a system are arranged or organized, or the system itself:

  • The company attributed the strong growth to a decentralized corporate structure.

  • pricing/charging/fee structure The phone uses a simplified pricing structure based on minutes of talk time.

  • pay/tax/rate structure A new regional pay structure has been introduced.

  • the structure of sth Market forces will inevitably bring about changes in the structure of the wholesale sector.

• 8 an object such as a building, that has been built or arranged in a particular way:

  • Their new head office is an impressive glass and steel structure.

• 9 the condition of being well arranged or organized:

  • have/lack/need (a) structure His financial plans lack structure.

• 10 to plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something:

  • Serious questions will be asked about the way they have chosen to structure the company.

  • There are ways to structure the deal that will get around these problems.

  • The funds are all structured slightly differently.