Definition of merger
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
2a
: 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 (such as business concerns)
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The first known use of merger was in 1728
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