Main Entry: merg·er

Pronunciation: \ˈmər-jər\

Function: noun

Etymology: merge + -er (as in waiver)

Date: 1728

1 law : the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
2 a : the act or process of merging b : absorption by a corporation of one or more others; also : any of various methods of combining two or more organizations (as business concerns)