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Merger vs Joiner - What's the difference?

merger | joiner |

As nouns the difference between merger and joiner

is that merger is the act or process of merging two or more parts into a single unit while joiner is a thing that joins two separate items, eg software to connect video or music clips.

merger

English

(wikipedia merger)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or process of merging two or more parts into a single unit.
  • ''Club mergers reduced the number of teams by half
  • (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.
  • the cot-caught merger

    Synonyms

    * combination * fusion

    Antonyms

    * division

    See also

    * alliance * buyout * sellout * takeover

    joiner

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A thing that joins two separate items, e.g. software to connect video or music clips.
  • A maker of wooden furniture or fittings.
  • Synonyms

    * (maker of wooden furniture or fittings) carpenter

    Anagrams

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