horizontal integration
noun
Simple meaning
The integrating of identical stages in the production or marketing process under the ownership or control of a single management organization.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
hɔɹəˈzɑntəlɪntəɡˈɹeɪʃən
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Definition
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noun
economics
The integrating of identical stages in the production or marketing process under the ownership or control of a single management organization, typically by mergers and acquisitions in the same industry, to increase market share, reduce competition, or achieve economies of scale.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: The integrating of identical stages in the production or marketing process under the ownership or control of a single management organization, typically by mergers and acquisitions in the same industry, to increase market share, reduce competition, or achieve economies of scale.
Used this way, horizontal integration is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly warm, approving pull. It turns up most in business or professional and finance or economics contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Successful and accomplished
- Usage feel
- Precise and approving
Where it naturally appears
- Business/professional
- Finance/economics
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