merger
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈmɜrdʒər/
- And so that led then to a whole wave of mergers of investment banks.
- mergers and acquisitions
- merger agreement
- merger provisions
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- Just to be clear, this SPAC merger has not actually closed yet.
- There have been a number of major mergers among ISPs.
- So the FTC suing to block the proposed merger between Kroger and Albertson's.
- This mega merger is all the talk across town.
- That meant shareholders did not get a vote on the merger transaction.
- So the merger has caused a lot of devastation.
- We got Tesla CCIV being the Lucid motors rumored merger.
Examples
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Investors are optimistic about the potential benefits of the merger with a larger firm.
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There have been a number of major mergers among ISPs.
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Majority want the merger, it's a done deal.
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This seems like a good point to talk about the merger with Amazon.
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You still want to convince them that the merger is a good idea, right?
Fiction book (1996) -
We all had to adjust after the merger.
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But in two days we're going to announce one of the largest mergers in U.S. corporate history.
Fiction book (2000) -
Due in no small part to this week's merger of Vasiliev Industries and the Chicago firm of Bartman/Amador Real Estate Investments.
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Concurrent with the merger agreement, the parties negotiated a convertible bond agreement.
Academic text (2017) -
He was in town overseeing a considerable telecommunications merger.
Synonyms
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1.0
A group of different things or people that are together
46
1.8
Putting different things together so they become one
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5.5
To join several groups or parts together to make one stronger unit
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4.1
A joining of two different styles into one, for example music and food
29
4.3
A process that brings separate people or groups together to form one unit
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4.9
An act of combining things into a single whole
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3.0
The act of joining two or more things into one
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7.5
A joining of two or more groups into one
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2.4
Joining two or more things to make one
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7.8
The joining of separate parts to form one whole
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3.5
The joining of separate people, groups, or companies into one
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6.0
Two companies in the same business that compete join to become one company
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7.8
Companies at different stages of making and selling join into one firm
Joining companies that do the same work to reduce competition or save money
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
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4.6
A written promise between two or more companies to join and work as one company
- Specialized
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6.0
Two companies in the same business that compete join to become one company
How Integrated
- Specialized
2
6.1
45
5.5
176
3.9
325
2.7
567
4.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word merger comes from the Latin word mergere, which means 'to plunge' or 'to sink', and you can see the same root in submerge and immerse. So a merger is like companies 'flowing together' and becoming one.