consolidation

[ kuh n-sol-i-dey-shuh n ]

/ kənˌsɒl ɪˈdeɪ ʃən /

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noun

an act or instance of consolidating; the state of being consolidated; unification: consolidation of companies.

solidification; strengthening: consolidation of principles and beliefs.

something that is or has been consolidated; a consolidated whole.

Law.

a statutory combination of two or more corporations.
the union of two or more claims or actions at law for trial or appeal.

(initial capital letter) a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and no rear truck.

Pathology. the process of becoming solid, as changing of lung tissue from aerated and elastic to firm in certain diseases.

Geology. lithification.

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Origin of consolidation

1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Late Latin consolidātiōn- (stem of consolidātiō), equivalent to Latin consolidāt(us) (see consolidate) + -iōn- -ion

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con·sol·i·da·tive, adjectivenon·con·sol·i·da·tion, nounpre·con·sol·i·da·tion, nounpro·con·sol·i·da·tion, adjective

re·con·sol·i·da·tion, nounun·con·sol·i·da·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for consolidation

In 2012, an internal Canadian government report called for the consolidation of these forces.
Terrorist Ends Canada’s Innocence|Tim Mak|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For some, such as NorCal Council, the consolidation of councils went relatively smoothly.
Why Are Girl Scout Camps Being Closed?|Alessandra Rafferty|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Under Bill Clinton, he was for consolidation and deregulation.
Will Obama Learn the Right Lesson From the Summers Debacle?|Michael Tomasky|September 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And consolidation is what happens in the aftermath of bubbles.
Banks Really Are Different Five Years After the Financial Crisis|Daniel Gross|September 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Of course, one of the undesired outcomes of the last several years has been consolidation.
Banks Really Are Different Five Years After the Financial Crisis|Daniel Gross|September 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Competition changed its character as consolidation increased.
The New Nation|Frederic L. Paxson
Could any thing be more conclusive as to the consolidation of the army?
Who was the Commander at Bunker Hill?|Samuel Swett
He was the ablest statesman of the North in the days when the aristocracy of the South was just effecting its consolidation.
The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864|Various
You have only a thousand dollars worth of stock in our consolidation, for instance.
Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford|George Randolph Chester
This is because the process of consolidation proceeds just as steadily.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips

British Dictionary definitions for consolidation

consolidation

/ (kənˌsɒlɪˈdeɪʃən) /

noun

the act of consolidating or state of being consolidated

something that is consolidated or integrated

law

the combining of two or more actions at law
the combination of a number of Acts of Parliament into one codifying statute

geology the process, including compression and cementation, by which a loose deposit is transformed into a hard rock

psychol the process in the brain that makes the memory for an event enduring; the process is thought to continue for some time after the event

Derived Formsconsolidative, adjective

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Word Origin and History for consolidation

consolidation

c.1400, from Late Latin consolidationem (nominative consolidatio), noun of action from past participle stem of consolidare "to make firm, consolidate," from com- "together" (see com-) + solidare "to make solid," from solidus (see solid).

Medicine definitions for consolidation

consolidation

[ kən-sŏl′ĭ-dā′shən ]

n.

The process of becoming a firm solid mass, as in an infected lung when the alveoli are filled with exudate.

consolidation

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consolidation

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