Associations to the word «Merger»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

MERGER, noun. The combination of two or more commercial companies.
MERGER, noun. An occurrence that involves the production of a union.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke