noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Australian, Received-Pronunciation:/ˈmɜː.d͡ʒə/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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
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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
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Meaning relationships
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5
noun
Meaning 5
A type of sound change where two or more sounds merge into one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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
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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