M&A

abbreviation

Finance, Business.

1. mergers and acquisitions: the practice of incorporating parts (or all) of another enterprise, either by combining two or more companies into one or by purchasing some or all of another company's assets, as a way of strategically enhancing or growing a business.

Word History and Origins

Origin of M&A¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

"I know I'm a good player, I know I'm going to be able to score runs again. It's just making sure I'm really clear about how I'm going to construct an innings against the pink ball in these conditions against this attack."

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“I’m a strange cat, I’ve got a spiritual side of myself,” Lowery said.

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"I'm a pretty fit person, I ran a marathon a year ago," he says.

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"I'm a big man, what can I say?" he continued.

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"Because I'm a woman... most people on the street stood by me and supported me. They would bring me 20-shekel notes and tell me: 'We want you to repair this for one or two shekels.' Which I accepted, and thank God for that."

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