/ ˈmɜːdʒə(r); NAmE ˈmɜːrdʒ-/ noun
[ C ] merger (between / of A and B) | merger (with sth) the act of joining two or more organizations or businesses into one :
a merger between the two banks
our proposed merger with the university
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from Anglo-Norman French merger (verb used as a noun): see merge .