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consolidation definition

con·soli·da·tion (kən säl′ə dā′s̸hən)

noun

a consolidating or being consolidated; specif.,
  1. a merger; union
  2. a stabilization; strengthening
  3. a solidification

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consolidation Synonyms

consolidation

n.

  1. Union

    alliance, merger, federation; see incorporation 2, union 1.

  2. Solidification

    compression, concentration, strengthening, stabilization; see solidification 1.


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consolidation Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • accelerate: The acquisition of Switchboard by Infospace should accelerate consolidation across multiple modalities of the Yellow and White Pages.

Adjective modifier

  • Democratic: Jan Zielonka, ( ed. ), Democratic Consolidation in Eastern Europe ( Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001 ), Vol.

Modifies a noun

  • loans: Debt Consolidation Loans You could cut your monthly outgoings by taking out a Freedom Finance loan.

Preposition: across

  • modality: The acquisition of Switchboard by Infospace should accelerate consolidation across multiple modalities of the Yellow and White Pages.

Preposition: of

  • capitalism: They say that the consolidation of capitalism will take " many years " .

Noun used with modifier

  • debt: Secured debt consolidation loans are the ones, which pay off some or all of your existing debts.
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In our lore, the Jewish family was an inviolate haven against every formof menace, frompersonal isolationto gentile hostility. Regardless of internal friction and strife, it was assumed to be an indissoluble consolidation† Family indivisibility, the first commandment.

-Roth, Philip Milton

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