different between merger vs joining

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: mûr?j?r, IPA^(key): /?m?d??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m??d??/
• Rhymes: -??(?)d??(?)
• Hyphenation: merg?er

Etymology 1

From merge +? -er.

Noun

merger (plural mergers)

1. One that merges.

Etymology 2

Old French merger (“verb used as noun”)

Noun

merger (plural mergers)

1. The act or process of merging two or more parts into a single unit.

   Club mergers reduced the number of teams by half

2. (economics) The legal union of two or more corporations into a single entity, typically assets and liabilities being assumed by the buying party.
3. (law) 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.
4. (phonology) A type of sound change where two or more sounds merge into one.

   the cot-caught merger

Synonyms

• combination
• fusion
• (linguistics): phonemic merger

Antonyms

• division

Derived terms

Related terms

• mergence

Translations

See also

• alliance
• buyout
• sellout
• takeover

References

• merger at OneLook Dictionary Search
• merger in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d???n??/

Verb

joining

1. present participle of join

Noun

joining (plural joinings)

1. The act or result of joining; a joint or juncture.

Translations