Main Entry:

merg·er

Pronunciation:

\ˈmər-jər\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

merge + -er (as in waiver)

Date:

1728

1law : 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 judgment2 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)