English Explanatory Dictionary

merger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One that merges.
noun
  1. The act or process of merging two or more parts into a single unit.
  2. The legal union of two or more corporations into a single entity, typically assets and liabilities being assumed by the buying party.
  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. A type of sound change where two or more sounds merge into one.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɜː.d͡ʒə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-merger.wav mûrʹjər /ˈmɝ.d͡ʒɚ/

Word forms

merger mergers

Etymology

From merge + -er.

Synonyms

combination fusion phonemic merger

Antonyms

division

Related words

mergence alliance buyout rollup sellout takeover

Derived words

antimerger cot-caught merger cure-fir merger cure-nurse merger demerger father-bother merger horse-hoarse merger hurry-furry merger line-loin merger low back merger Mary-marry-merry merger meet-meat merger megamerger mergerless mirror-nearer merger multimerger nonmerger nurse merger phonemic merger pin-pen merger postmerger premerger reverse merger weak vowel merger wine-whine merger
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