a statutory combination of two or more corporations by the transfer of the properties to one surviving corporation.

any combination of two or more business enterprises into a single enterprise.

an act or instance of merging.

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division , parting , separation

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alliance , amalgamation , cahoots * , coadunation , coalition , combination , fusion , hookup , incorporation , lineup , melding , mergence , merging , organization , pool , takeover , tie-in , tie-up , unification , union , admixture , amalgam , blend , commixture , mix , absorption , coalescence , confluence , osmosis