merger

1. 1

   One that merges.

1. 1

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

   • Club mergers reduced the number of teams by half
2. 2

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

   • 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 sha
3. 3

   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.

4. 4

   A type of sound change where two or more sounds merge into one.

   • the cot-caught merger

syn. combination · fusion · phonemic merger

ant. division