merger

CEFRB2

/ˈmɜː.d͡ʒə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The joining of two companies or organizations into one.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The act or process of merging two or more parts into a single unit.

Examples

  • Company attorneys are working around the clock to complete the merger.

  • The office has been topsy-turvy since the merger upset everything.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings
  1. The legal union of two or more corporations into a single entity, typically assets and liabilities being assumed by the buying party.

  2. One that merges.

  3. An absorption of one or more estate(s) or contract(s) into one other, all being held by the same owner; of several counts of accusation into one judgement, etc.

More examples

In context
  • Club mergers reduced the number of teams by half

  • the cot-caught merger

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Origin

noun

From merge + -er.