merger
IPA: mˈɝdʒɝ
noun
- One that merges.
- The act or process of merging two or more parts into a single unit.
- (economics) The legal union of two or more corporations into a single entity, typically assets and liabilities being assumed by the buying party.
- (law) 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.
- (phonology) A type of sound change where two or more sounds merge into one.
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Examples of "merger" in Sentences
- The majority opposed the merger.
- The demarcating line is the merger.
- The merger led to the culling of staff.
- He was the major proponent of the merger.
- The merger is currently subject to policyholder approval.
- The merger formed the basis of the contemporary university.
- Public consultation on the details of the merger is ongoing.
- The merger consolidated the operations of the two corporations.
- The company's merger and purchasing sprees slowed in the 2000s.
- The adequacy of each company's due diligence for the merger remains in dispute.
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