merger

mer-ger · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The combining of two or more companies, organizations, or entities into one.

  2. 2.

    The act or process of merging; a combination or union.

Forms

plural: mergers

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    merger and acquisition (M&A) — the area of corporate finance dealing with buying, selling, and combining companies
  • •
    hostile merger — a merger pursued against the wishes of the target company's management

Related words

Antonyms: breakup, division, separation, split
See also: acquisition, consolidation, merge, takeover
Synonyms: amalgamation, combination, consolidation, fusion, union

Etymology

From the verb merge + the suffix -er, based on Latin mergere ("to dip, plunge"). The business sense became prominent in the late 19th century with the rise of corporate consolidations.