English > consolidation: 3 senses > noun 2, act| Meaning | The act of combining into an integral whole / whole. |
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| Examples | - "a consolidation of two corporations"
- "after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously"
- "the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them"
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| Synonym | integration |
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| Narrower | amalgamation, merger, uniting | The combination of two or more commercial companies |
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| centralization, centralisation | The act of consolidating power under a central control |
| horizontal integration, horizontal combination | absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of production and sharing resources at that level |
| incorporation | consolidating two or more things |
| vertical integration, vertical combination | absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution |
| Broader | combination, combining, compounding | The act of combining things to form a new whole / whole |
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| Spanish | consolidación, integración |
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| Catalan | consolidació, integració |
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| Verbs | consolidate | unite into one |
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| consolidate | bring together into a single whole or system |
