Combination vs Merger - What's the difference?
combination | merger | Synonyms |
The act of combining, the state of being combined or the result of combining.
An object formed by combining.
A sequence of numbers or letters used to open a combination lock.
(mathematics) One or more elements selected from a set without regard to the order of selection.
An association or alliance of people for some common purpose.
(billiards) A combination shot; a billiard; a shot where the cue ball hits a ball that strikes another ball on the table.
motorcycle and sidecar
The act or process of merging two or more parts into a single unit.
(economics) The legal union of two or more corporations into a single entity, typically assets and liabilities being assumed by the buying party.
(legal) 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.
(linguistics) A type of sound change where two or more sounds merge into one.
Combination is a synonym of merger.
As nouns the difference between combination and merger
is that combination is the act of combining, the state of being combined or the result of combining while merger is the act or process of merging two or more parts into a single unit.combination
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Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* recombinationSynonyms
*(act of combining) fusion, mergerAntonyms
* (act of combining) division, separation * (mathematics) permutationSee also
* permutationExternal links
* (wikipedia "combination") * (pedialite)merger
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(wikipedia merger)Noun
(en noun)- ''Club mergers reduced the number of teams by half
- the cot-caught merger