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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Merger \Mer"ger\, n.
1. One who, or that which, merges.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Law) An absorption of one estate, or one contract, in
another, or of a minor offense in a greater.
[1913 Webster]
3. The combining of two groups into a unified single group
under a single leadership, with voluntary participation by
the leaders or management of both groups.
[PJC]
4. Specifically: (Business, Finance) The combining of two
commercial enterprises into a unified single enterprise
under a single management, with voluntary participation by
both parties; as, the merger of Daimler-Benz and Chrysler
into Daimler-Chrysler created a powerful competitor in the
automobile manufacturing industry. Compare {acquisition}
and {takeover}.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
merger
n 1: the combination of two or more commercial companies [syn:
{amalgamation}, {merger}, {uniting}]
2: an occurrence that involves the production of a union [syn:
{fusion}, {merger}, {unification}]
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