merger
Pluralmergers
- 1When two or more companies join together to form one bigger company.
Like two small streams joining to become one bigger river.
The merger of the two banks created the largest lender in the country.
Many workers worried about losing their jobs after the merger.
Similaramalgamation, consolidation, combination
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- 2The act of joining two or more parts together to make one.
Like pouring two cups of water into one bowl.
The merger of the two clubs gave them a much bigger membership.
After the merger, the two teams shared one practice field.
Similarcombination, consolidation, amalgamation, integration, union
Oppositeseparation, split
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- 3When two legal rights, estates, or contracts held by the same person combine into one.
Like two small fields you own joining into one big field.
The merger of the lease and the freehold meant she owned the property outright.
The court allowed the merger of the two contracts into a single agreement.
Similarabsorption
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- 4A sound change where two or more different sounds become the same sound.
Like two different colors of paint mixing until you can't tell them apart.
The merger made the words "cot" and "caught" sound exactly alike for many speakers.
A merger of two vowels can leave two old words sounding the same.
Oppositesplit
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- 5A person or thing that joins together with something else, or brings things into one.
Like someone joining a line of walking people, slipping in without bumping anyone.
On the highway, a careful merger waits for a gap before joining the lane.
The new merger combined all the lists into one file without losing any names.
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Origins
From the word "merge" plus the ending "-er".
From an Anglo-Norman word "merger", a verb used as a noun.