consolidated

adjective

con·​sol·​i·​dat·​ed kən-ˈsä-lə-ˌdā-təd 

1

: joined together into a coherent, compact, or unified whole

a consolidated balance sheet [=a balance sheet in which the assets and liabilities of a parent company and its subsidiaries are combined]

Ideally, the best building at the most central location becomes the consolidated school, but preferences of pastors and parishioners and local finances play an important role.

—Thomas J. Reese

These accounts collect proceeds from the sale of securities, pay interest, offer check writing and produce a consolidated monthly statement that includes a valuation of the portfolio.

—Robert D. Hershey, Jr.

2

: formed into a firm or solid mass

consolidated snow

The plinths or whaleback dunes are composed of laminated, very weakly consolidated sand …

—C. Vance Haynes, Jr.

Examples of consolidated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The airport has allotted $2.5 million to fund art installations at the Concourse B Gates, a consolidated rental car facility, a ground transportation center plaza and the walkway from Terminal A to that center, a spokeswoman said. —Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 4 May 2024

A little over a year ago, chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) consolidated AI efforts internally to focus on two different audience segments: engineers and everyone else. —John Kell, Fortune, 2 May 2024

But after decades of lax enforcement, antitrust authorities have started taking a closer look at the industry, which is heavily consolidated at the national and regional levels. —Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024

By the end of the decade, Phoenix was well consolidated as a metropolitan area, with continuous, unabated growth. —Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2024

The departments in Grafton and Saukville are functionally consolidated, Grafton Village Administrator Jesse Thyes said. —Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024

In the meantime, the audit industry has become increasingly consolidated. —Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2024

However, the fourth-quarter 2023 consolidated revenues of $24.9 billion were a 7.8% decrease from fourth quarter revenue numbers in 2022. —Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 2 Feb. 2024

These are people who specifically recognize the dangers of consolidation, and how the consolidated food market is damaging both farmers and ranchers on one side, and consumers and eaters on the other side. —Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing consolidated

• consolidated school