consolidated

American  

[kuhn-sol-i-dey-tid] / kənˈsɒl ɪˌdeɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. brought together into a single whole.

2. having become solid, firm, or coherent.

3. Accounting. taking into account the combined information gathered from the financial conditions of a parent corporation and its subsidiaries.

   a consolidated balance sheet.

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Other Word Forms

• quasi-consolidated adjective
• unconsolidated adjective

Etymology

Origin of consolidated

First recorded in 1745–55; consolidate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

“The position of our state was firmly consolidated as an irreversible one,” he said, likely referring to North Korea’s nuclear stockpile.

From The Wall Street Journal

Asian currencies consolidated against the dollar in the morning session, but could be weighed down by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal

Manufacturing capacity shifted toward China and other parts of Asia, while the U.S. and Europe consolidated their roles as consumption hubs.

From Barron's

The expropriations, along with the firings, consolidated state control of the oil sector and, experts say, drained the country of expertise and investment, inflicting lasting damage.

From Los Angeles Times

"You having a hammer dropped on your head consolidated the idea to me, actually, I do really love this person. So, yeah, it took a hammer."

From BBC

Related Words

• concerted
• cooperative
• homogeneous
• integrated
• linked
• unanimous
• undivided
• unified