| 释义 |
merg·er
\-jə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: merge + -er (as in waiver)
1. law
a. : the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of an obligation into a judgment
b.
(1) common law : the vesting of a lesser estate and a greater one or a higher security, obligation, or interest and a lower one in one person in the same right without an intermediate estate
(2) equity : the vesting in one person of two interests in the same right but subject to separate treatment according to equitable demands
2.
a. : absorption by a corporation of one or more others — distinguished from consolidation; see amalgamation
b. : any of various other methods of combining two or more business concerns
3. : the combination of two or more groups (as political organizations, churches, or government departments) on any of various terms or conditions
4. : mergence |