merger

noun
/ˈmɜː.d͡ʒə/UK/ˈmɝ.d͡ʒɚ/CA

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman merger (verb used as noun).

  1. borrowed from merger

Definitions

  1. One that merges.

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

    • Club mergers reduced the number of teams by half
  3. The legal union of two or more corporations into a single entity, typically assets and…

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

  4. + 2 more definitions
    1. An absorption of one or more estate(s) or contract(s) into one other, all being held by…

      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.

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

      • the cot-caught merger

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for merger. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA