horizontal combination
- noun
- Specialized
:
combinación horizontal
- The proposed horizontal combination of the two banks raised concerns over reduced competition.
Examples
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Antitrust laws are designed to regulate horizontal combination to prevent the creation of monopolies.
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Many firms pursue a horizontal combination to enhance their market share.
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A horizontal combination allowed the companies to pool their resources and reduce costs at the manufacturing level.
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The recent horizontal combination of two tech companies was surprising.
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A horizontal combination allowed the companies to pool their resources and reduce costs at the manufacturing level.
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Antitrust laws are designed to regulate horizontal combination to prevent the creation of monopolies.
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The proposed horizontal combination of the two banks raised concerns over reduced competition.
Synonyms
189
3.9
Joining two or more companies to become one
6
7.5
A joining of two or more groups into one
3
7.1
A group of companies that join to control production and reduce competition
1
6.8
A company grows by buying or joining similar companies at the same business level to reduce competition
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6.0
A plan to buy several small companies and join them into a larger one
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3.0
The act of joining two or more things into one
Two companies in the same business that compete join to become one company
How Integrated
43
5.5
- Specialized
161
2.9
832
4.0
443
2.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The parts 'horizontal' (across the same level) and 'combination' (a joining) transparently suggest a joining of things at the same level, so a learner who knows both words can infer a general sense of ‘merging on the same level’. However, the precise business meaning — merging firms at the same production stage to increase market power — is specialized and may not be fully predictable to a B1 learner without contextual or domain knowledge, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Horizontal combination gives a clear picture: companies that are on the same level—horizontal—join together—combination—like shops on the same street sharing one counter. So, it means 'companies that do the same work joining together to get more power or to cut costs'.