ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Merger

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈmɜː.d͡ʒə/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Merger is a noun meaning One that merges.

Meaning

One that merges.

More Meanings

  1. The act or process of merging two or more parts into a single unit.
  2. (phonology) A type of sound change where two or more sounds merge into one.
  3. (economics) The legal union of two or more corporations into a single entity, typically assets and liabilities being assumed by the buying party.
  4. (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.

Example Sentences

the cot-caught merger
Club mergers reduced the number of teams by half
If the presence of *θ in Sardinian words of Punic origin is indeed taken as evidence for an affricated realization of Semitic *z, this implies that the variety of Punic, that was the source of the Sardinian punicisms, did not exhibit the merger of Semitic *s, *z, *ṣ, *ś into /s/.
The company has had some success with its EV offerings, such as the Nissan Leaf, an asset it brought to the table in merger discussions. EV development costs have created a powerful incentive for carmakers to explore mergers as a way to share the financial burden, according to analysts.

Word Forms

Synonyms for merger

Depending on context, synonyms include combination, fusion, amalgamation, unification, uniting.

Antonyms for merger

Common opposites include division.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include amalgamation, uniting, unification, fusion, merged, merge.

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