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    amalgamation
    /əˌmalɡəˈmeɪʃn/

    noun

    • 1. the action, process, or result of combining or uniting: "the threat of amalgamation with another college"

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  2. the process in which separate organizations unite to form a larger organization or group, or an organization or group formed in this way: The association was formed by the amalgamation of several regional environmental organizations. The company began as an amalgamation of small family firms. Synonym. merger.

  3. Jul 4, 2012 · The meaning of AMALGAMATION is the action or process of uniting or merging two or more things : the action or process of amalgamating. How to use amalgamation in a sentence. What is the difference between acculturation, assimilation, and amalgamation?

  4. Jun 26, 2024 · An amalgamation is a combination of two or more companies into a new entity. Amalgamation is distinct from a merger because neither company involved survives as a legal entity.

  5. the process in which separate organizations unite to form a larger organization or group, or an organization or group formed in this way: The association was formed by the amalgamation of several regional environmental organizations. The company began as an amalgamation of small family firms. Synonym. merger.

  6. noun. the act or process of amalgamating. the state or result of being amalgamated. Commerce. a consolidation of two or more corporations. Metallurgy. the extraction of precious metals from their ores by treatment with mercury. amalgamation. / əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃən /.

  7. noun. /əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃn/ [uncountable, countable] amalgamation (of A) (into B) | amalgamation (of A) (with B) the process of joining two or more organizations together to form one large organization; the large organization formed by this process. the amalgamation of small farms into larger units.

  8. You create an amalgamation by taking separate things and combining them into one. If your school is closing and joining with another school to create a new school, that is an amalgamation. Commonly, amalgamation is a term used to describe the merger of two or more companies into one.

  9. Define amalgamation. amalgamation synonyms, amalgamation pronunciation, amalgamation translation, English dictionary definition of amalgamation. n. 1. The act of amalgamating or the condition resulting from this act. 2. A consolidation or merger, as of several corporations. 3. The production of a...

  10. to join together or unite, or to cause to join together: [ I ] The two towns amalgamated to combine their police and fire protection.

  11. amalgamation in British English. (əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃən ) noun. 1. the action or process of amalgamating. 2. the state of being amalgamated. 3. a method of extracting precious metals from their ores by treatment with mercury to form an amalgam.