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merger

noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɜː.d͡ʒə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: mûrʹjər
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈmɝ.d͡ʒɚ/
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)dʒə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: M ER1 JH ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

One that merges.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act or process of merging two or more parts into a single unit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Club mergers reduced the number of teams by half

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The legal union of two or more corporations into a single entity, typically assets and liabilities being assumed by the buying party.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

An absorption of one or more estate(s) or contract(s) into one other, all being held by the same owner; of several counts of accusation into one judgement, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A type of sound change where two or more sounds merge into one.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences

Examples

  • the cot-caught merger

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

the combination of two or more commercial companies

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: amalgamation, uniting

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: consolidation, integration

7

noun

Meaning 7

an occurrence that involves the production of a union

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fusion, unification

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: union

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English merge Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English merger From merge + -er.

From Anglo-Norman merger (verb used as noun).

Across languages

Translations

78 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اِنْدِمَاج (indimāj) — the act or process of merging
  • Belarusian: зліццё (zliccjó) — the act or process of merging
  • Belarusian: зьліцьцё (zʹlicʹcjó) — the act or process of merging
  • Bulgarian: сливане (slivane) — the act or process of merging
  • Bulgarian: обединяване (obedinjavane) — the act or process of merging
  • Chinese Mandarin: 合併 /合并 (hébìng) — the act or process of merging
  • Czech: fúze — the act or process of merging
  • Dutch: samensmelting — the act or process of merging
  • Dutch: versmelting — the act or process of merging
  • Dutch: fusie — the act or process of merging
  • Finnish: yhdistyminen — the act or process of merging
  • Finnish: yhteensulautuminen — the act or process of merging
  • Finnish: sulautuminen — the act or process of merging
  • Finnish: sulauttaminen — the act or process of merging
  • French: fusionnement — the act or process of merging
  • French: fusion — the act or process of merging
  • Georgian: შერწყმა (šerc̣q̇ma) — the act or process of merging
  • Georgian: გაერთიანება (gaertianeba) — the act or process of merging
  • German: Verschmelzung — the act or process of merging
  • German: Fusion — the act or process of merging
  • German: Zusammenfügung — the act or process of merging
  • Hindi: विलय (vilay) — the act or process of merging
  • Hungarian: egyesülés — the act or process of merging
  • Hungarian: összeolvadás — the act or process of merging
  • Hungarian: fúzió — the act or process of merging
  • Italian: fusione — the act or process of merging
  • Italian: unione — the act or process of merging
  • Japanese: 合併 (gappei) — the act or process of merging
  • Japanese: 統合 (tōgō) — the act or process of merging
  • Korean: 합병 (hapbyeong) — the act or process of merging
  • Macedonian: спојување (spojuvanje) — the act or process of merging
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sammenslåing — the act or process of merging
  • Persian: ادغام (edġâm) — the act or process of merging
  • Polish: fuzja — the act or process of merging
  • Portuguese: fusão — the act or process of merging
  • Russian: слия́ние (slijánije) — the act or process of merging
  • Russian: поглоще́ние (pogloščénije) — the act or process of merging
  • Slovak: fúzia — the act or process of merging
  • Spanish: fusión — the act or process of merging
  • Spanish: unión — the act or process of merging
  • Spanish: mersión — the act or process of merging
  • Spanish: mergimiento — the act or process of merging
  • Swedish: sammanslagning — the act or process of merging
  • Ukrainian: злиття́ (zlyttjá) — the act or process of merging
  • Ukrainian: злива́ння (zlyvánnja) — the act or process of merging
  • Dutch: opslorping — an absorption into one estate, contract etc.
  • Dutch: amalgamatie — an absorption into one estate, contract etc.
  • Finnish: sulautuminen — an absorption into one estate, contract etc.
  • Finnish: sulautuma — an absorption into one estate, contract etc.
  • Georgian: შთანთქმა (štantkma) — an absorption into one estate, contract etc.
  • Georgian: შერწყმა (šerc̣q̇ma) — an absorption into one estate, contract etc.
  • Hindi: विलय (vilay) — an absorption into one estate, contract etc.
  • Russian: слия́ние (slijánije) — an absorption into one estate, contract etc.
  • Russian: поглоще́ние (pogloščénije) — an absorption into one estate, contract etc.
  • Armenian: միաձուլում (miajulum) — the legal union of two or more corporations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 合併 /合并 (hébìng) — the legal union of two or more corporations
  • Dutch: fusie — the legal union of two or more corporations
  • Finnish: fuusio — the legal union of two or more corporations
  • Finnish: yritysfuusio — the legal union of two or more corporations
  • Finnish: sulautuminen — the legal union of two or more corporations
  • French: fusion — the legal union of two or more corporations
  • Georgian: შერწყმა (šerc̣q̇ma) — the legal union of two or more corporations
  • Georgian: შეერთება (šeerteba) — the legal union of two or more corporations
  • Georgian: გაერთიანება (gaertianeba) — the legal union of two or more corporations
  • German: Fusion — the legal union of two or more corporations
  • German: Firmenzusammenschluss — the legal union of two or more corporations
  • German: Zusammenschluss — the legal union of two or more corporations
  • Hindi: विलय (vilay) — the legal union of two or more corporations
  • Indonesian: penggabungan — the legal union of two or more corporations
  • Irish: cumasc — the legal union of two or more corporations
  • Japanese: 合併 (gappei) — the legal union of two or more corporations
  • Japanese: 統合 (tōgō) — the legal union of two or more corporations
  • Portuguese: fusão — the legal union of two or more corporations
  • Russian: слия́ние (slijánije) — the legal union of two or more corporations
  • Russian: поглоще́ние (pogloščénije) — the legal union of two or more corporations
  • Russian: объедине́ние (obʺjedinénije) — the legal union of two or more corporations
  • Spanish: fusión — the legal union of two or more corporations
  • Ukrainian: злиття́ (zlyttjá) — the legal union of two or more corporations
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