Merger Meaning
/ˈmɜː.d͡ʒə/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne that merges.
nounThe act or process of merging two or more parts into a single unit.
Sentence Examples
Company attorneys are working around the clock to complete the merger.
The office has been topsy-turvy since the merger upset everything.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The directors announced that the ____ of the two banks would create the largest financial institution.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ between the two tech firms resulted in a massive new entity that dominated the global market.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English merge Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English merger From merge + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The company has had some success with its EV offerings, such as the Nissan Leaf, an asset it brought to the table in merger discussions.
EV development costs have created a powerful incentive for carmakers to explore mergers as a way to share the financial burden, according to analysts."
— 2025 February 13, Juliana Liu and Junko Ogura, “Carmakers Nissan and Honda call off merger talks”, in CNN:
"If the presence of *θ in Sardinian words of Punic origin is indeed taken as evidence for an affricated realization of Semitic *z, this implies that the variety of Punic, that was the source of the Sardinian punicisms, did not exhibit the merger of Semitic *s, *z, *ṣ, *ś into /s/."
— 2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 394:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The directors announced that the ____ of the two banks would create the largest financial institution.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ between the two tech firms resulted in a massive new entity that dominated the global market.