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Noun: vertical combination  'vur-ti-kul ,kóm-bu'ney-shun
  1. Absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution
    "The company achieved vertical combination by acquiring its suppliers";
    - vertical integration

Derived forms: vertical combinations

Type of: consolidation, integration