mergermerg·er /ˈmɜːdʒəˈmɜːrdʒər/ noun [countableC] FINANCE an occasion when two or more companies, organizations etc join together to form a larger company etcmerger betweenA merger between similar banks in the same area should enable them to eliminate 40% of the expenses of one of the banks.
The two airlines ended merger talks (=discussions about the possibility of merging) after failing to agree on how much of the combined company each side would own.
The merger proposal calls for the three companies to be combined into a new entity.
the terms of the merger agreement
The merger frenzy (=when a lot of mergers are taking place) has helped push up cable valuations to record highs on Wall Street.
→ conglomerate merger → cross-border merger → defensive merger → friendly merger → full merger → horizontal merger → reverse merger → stock merger → vertical merger