Formation and Structuring

noun

• An arrangement of people or things acting as a unit.
  • usage: "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"
• The act of fabricating something in a particular shape.
  • synonyms: shaping
• The act of forming or establishing something.
  • usage: "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"
  • synonyms: constitution, establishment, organization, organisation
• Geology) the geological features of the earth.
  • synonyms: geological formation
• A particular spatial arrangement.
• Natural process that causes something to form.
  • usage: "the formation of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the formation of pseudopods"
• Creation by mental activity.
  • usage: "the formation of sentences"; "the formation of memories"

• (n.) The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping.
• (n.) The manner in which a thing is formed; structure; construction; conformation; form; as, the peculiar formation of the heart.
• (n.) The arrangement of a body of troops, as in a square, column, etc.
• (n.) A substance formed or deposited.
• (n.) Mineral deposits and rock masses designated with reference to their origin; as, the siliceous formation about geysers; alluvial formations; marine formations.
• (n.) A group of beds of the same age or period; as, the Eocene formation.

(DoD, NATO) An ordered arrangement of two or more ships, units, or aircraft proceeding together under a commander.
(DoD, NATO) An ordered arrangement of troops and/or vehicles for a specific purpose.

Structuring is a term which is used several ways. It can refer to arranging a deal. Structuring can refer to rearrange the cash flow components, both interest and principal, into new streams or structures. Structuring is the name for breaking down currency payments below treasury department reporting limits. The usual motivation for this is avoidance of income taxes or cloaking ownership. Here, cash and postal money orders are considered as currency.