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’m a long-game person,” he said.

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"I hadn't been feeling well for a while, but I kind of just put it down to... I'm a footballer - I'm going to be fatigued, I train every day, I go to the gym, I'm going to be tired."

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I always say I'm a mum to two babies I can hold in my arms - and three I hold in my heart.

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“It’s a species that is near and dear to me personally, I’m a wildlife biologist myself and I work with the species, and saw a tremendous amount of support from biologists and farmers in wanting to recognize this snake,” Starkey said.

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Osbourne committed fully to whatever he was doing, Jack said, whether that was being “authentically crazy, or authentically a dad or authentically vulnerable about dealing with medical stuff. He thought if he wrote this book like, ‘I’m a f—ing great rock star, look at me,’ it’s just not him.

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