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merger

 noun
     
Related topics: Business Basics
merg‧er [countable]
BB the joining together of two or more companies or organizations to form one larger one
merger of/between
a proposed merger between two of the largest software companies
merger with
There has been a lot of talk about a merger with another leading bank.
merger negotiations
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