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Noun: vertical integration  'vur-ti-kul ,in-tu'grey-shun
  1. Absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution
    - vertical combination

Derived forms: vertical integrations

Type of: consolidation, integration

Encyclopedia: Vertical integration

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