n.
Pronunciation: ' m ə r-j ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: merge + -er (as in waiver )
Date: 1728
1 law : the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
2 a : the act or process of merging b : absorption by a corporation of one or more others also : any of various methods of combining two or more organizations (as business concerns)