consolidation
English meaning: Consolidation
Definition
The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated
Example
“Debt consolidation allowed her to combine her loans into a single payment.”
Another example: “After rapid growth, the company entered a period of consolidation.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Noun for the act of combining or strengthening into a firmer whole, common in business ('industry consolidation'), finance ('debt consolidation'), and memory science ('memory consolidation'). Formal register.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin consolidare 'to make solid', from con- plus solidus 'solid', dating to the 16th century.
Synonyms
- merger
- integration
- unification
- strengthening
- amalgamation
- combination
Antonyms / Opposites
- fragmentation
- division
- dispersal
Related Words
Common Collocations
- debt consolidation
- market consolidation
- memory consolidation
- consolidation phase
- industry consolidation
- period of consolidation
Word Forms
consolidate (v); consolidation (n); consolidations
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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- English
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