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consolidation
[ kuhn-sol-i-dey-shuhn ]
noun
- an act or instance of combining or consolidating into a single or unified whole; the state of being consolidated; unification:
Our CEO proposed the consolidation of several departments and the elimination of 10 positions.
- solidification; strengthening:
consolidation of principles and beliefs.
- something resulting from a unification of two or more elements; a consolidated whole.
- Law. the union of two or more claims or actions at law for trial or appeal.
- Finance. debt consolidation.
- Business, Finance.
- the combining of several financial accounts into a single one, as when the financial results from two or more businesses are combined into a single statement.
- a statutory combination of two or more corporations.
- Pathology. the process of becoming solid, as the changing of lung tissue from aerated and elastic to firm in certain diseases.
- Geology. lithification.
- Physiology. the process by which the brain forms stable, long-lasting memories.
- Consolidation, Railroads: Now Rare. a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and no rear truck.
consolidation
/ əˌɒɪˈɪʃə /
noun
- the act of consolidating or state of being consolidated
- something that is consolidated or integrated
- law
- the combining of two or more actions at law
- the combination of a number of Acts of Parliament into one codifying statute
- geology the process, including compression and cementation, by which a loose deposit is transformed into a hard rock
- psychol the process in the brain that makes the memory for an event enduring; the process is thought to continue for some time after the event
Derived Forms
- DzˈDZˌ岹پ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- Dz·DZ··岹·پ [k, uh, n-, sol, -i-dey-tiv], adjective
- ԴDz·Dz·DZ··岹·پDz noun
- ·Dz·DZ··岹·پDz noun
- ·Dz·DZ··岹·پDz adjective
- ·Dz·DZ··岹·پDz noun
- ܲ·Dz·DZ··岹·پDz noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of consolidation1
Example Sentences
But unlike scores of other mediagenic entrepreneurs, he's always resisted selling off his brand and his name, preferring to remain independent in a world of conglomerate consolidation.
But Yarvin’s ideas are the antithesis of populism as these ideas promote the consolidation of authority, control, and wealth to technocrats and oligarchs.
Instead, she detects a consolidation of support for the Kremlin which she links to a surge in Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia.
Amid President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s rapid consolidation of power, Democrats in Congress seem down for the count, progressive voters and advocacy groups say, struggling to pick their spots and fight back.
A more surprising implication, though, is the dramatic risk the accelerating dairy consolidation trend in recent years poses to human as well as animal health.
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