Noun: merger mur-ju(r)
- The combining or joining of separate elements into a single unit
"The merger of the two companies created a powerful new entity in the market";
- fusion, unification, amalgamation
- (law) an absorption of one estate, or one contract, into another, both being held by the same person
"The merger of the two contracts simplified the legal proceedings"
Derived forms: mergers
Type of: consolidation, integration, union
Encyclopedia: Merger