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merger

noun

Simple meaning

The combination of two or more commercial companies.

Pronunciation

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murjer

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈmɝdʒɚ

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Definition

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noun

  1. economics

    The combination of two or more commercial companies

  2. economics

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

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

  4. One that merges.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

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This meaning: The combination of two or more commercial companies

Used this way, merger is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in finance or economics contexts.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Where it naturally appears

  • Finance/economics

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More ways to use merger

  • “Club mergers reduced the number of teams by half.”noun

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

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  • mergeverbBase word

    Become one.

Compound terms

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  • merger agreementnounCompound term

    Contract governing the merger of two or more companies.

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Synonyms

Sense: combination of two or more commercial companies

amalgamation

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