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merger

[ mur-jer ]

noun

  1. a statutory combination of two or more corporations by the transfer of the properties to one surviving corporation.
  2. any combination of two or more business enterprises into a single enterprise.
  3. an act or instance of merging:

    Astronomers say that the merger of galaxies can take a billion years.

  4. Phonetics. the process or phenomenon whereby two distinct speech sounds come to be pronounced identically: for instance, the dz–cܲ vowel merger has taken place in some dialects of English.


merger

/ ˈɜːə /

noun

  1. commerce the combination of two or more companies, either by the creation of a new organization or by absorption by one of the others Often called (Brit)amalgamation
  2. law the extinguishment of an estate, interest, contract, right, offence, etc, by its absorption into a greater one
  3. the act of merging or the state of being merged
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

merger

  1. The union of two or more independent corporations under a single ownership. Also known as takeovers, mergers may be friendly or hostile. In the latter case, the buying company, having met with resistance from directors of the targeted company, usually offers an inflated (overmarket) price to persuade stockholders of the targeted company to sell their shares to it. Such mergers often have been financed by junk bonds .
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Notes

Especially common in the 1980s, hostile takeovers have become highly controversial. Some contend that they bring needed infusions of capital and efficiency to the targeted company. Others argue that, having borrowed heavily to finance the merger, the buyer is forced to sell valuable assets of the targeted company to pay off its debt .
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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of merger1

First recorded in 1720–30; merge + -er 1
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His farewell note to staff cited interference from the corporate owner, Paramount Global, which is seeking regulatory clearance from the Trump administration to complete an $8-billion merger with Skydance Media.

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Supermarket empires came away from the pandemic years with record profits, but the disastrous Kroger merger attempt does portend some chop in the water.

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Paramount Global executives see the suit as an obstacle to getting approval of its merger agreement with David Ellison’s Skydance Media.

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The merger also became a major plot point in the federal racketeering and bribery prosecution of Raymond Chan, the onetime head of the Department of Building and Safety.

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Angel Studios last week announced its intention to become a publicly traded company through a merger with a so-called “blank check” company.

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