Dictionary
merg•er
Pronunciation: (mûr'jur), [key]—
n.
1. a statutory combination of two or more corporations by the transfer of the properties to one surviving corporation.
2. any combination of two or more business enterprises into a single enterprise.
3. an act or instance of merging.
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