con|sol|i|da|tion

con|sol|i|da|tion
con|sol|i|da|tion «kuhn SOL uh DAY shuhn», noun.
1. the act of consolidating or condition of being consolidated, especially: a) a making firm or strong; strengthening: »

The consolidation of marble did not fall out at random (John Woodward).

b) a combining or unifying: »

A consolidation of the family's resources made his trip possible.

2. a combination of two or more corporations in which a new corporation is formed and the original corporations are dissolved or dormant; business merger.
3. a period of relatively small price moves in the stock market, usually coming immediately after or before a substantial advance in prices.

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  • re´con|sol´i|da´tion — re|con|sol|i|date «REE kuhn SOL uh dayt», transitive verb, dat|ed, dat|ing. to consolidate anew: »A petrifying fluid, with which a broken stone will be reconsolidated like a broken limb (Richard J. Sullivan). –re´con|sol´i|da´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • re|con|sol|i|date — «REE kuhn SOL uh dayt», transitive verb, dat|ed, dat|ing. to consolidate anew: »A petrifying fluid, with which a broken stone will be reconsolidated like a broken limb (Richard J. Sullivan). –re´con|sol´i|da´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… …   English syllables

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • sol — ab·sol·vi·tor; ace·to·sol·u·ble; aero·sol; aero·sol·i·za·tion; aero·sol·ize; al·co·sol; chry·sol·i·na; chry·sol·o·phus; con·sol; con·sol·a·ble; con·sol·i·da·tion·ist; con·sol·ing·ly; cor·ti·sol; cre·o·sol; cre·sol; dis·sol·u·bil·i·ty;… …   English syllables

  • consolidation — con·sol·i·da·tion …   English syllables

  • consolidate — con|sol|i|date [ kən salı,deıt ] verb * 1. ) transitive to combine several small things, especially companies or organizations, into one large unit a ) intransitive to become one large unit 2. ) transitive to make the power, position, or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • consolidation — con•sol•i•da•tion [[t]kənˌsɒl ɪˈdeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) an act or instance of consolidating; the state of being consolidated; unification 2) solidification; strengthening 3) something that is or has been consolidated; a consolidated whole 4) law a… …   From formal English to slang

  • consolidationist — con·sol·i·da·tion·ist …   English syllables

  • da — abab·da; acar·i·da; ac·com·mo·da·ble; ac·com·mo·da·tion; ac·com·mo·da·tion·al; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cor·da·tu·ra; acel·da·ma; achor·da·ta; ac·ni·da; acras·i·da; acras·pe·da; ac·ti·noi·da; ac·ti·no·myx·i·da;… …   English syllables

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