Consolidation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

combining into a solid mass

the act of combining into an integral whole

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈæfts/

🇬🇧British English

/kənsˌɒlɪdˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənsˌɒlɪdˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /kɹˈæfts/.

Examples

a consolidation of two corporations
after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously
the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

integration

Parts of Speech

noun	combining into a solid mass
noun	the act of combining into an integral whole “a consolidation of two corporations”
noun	something that has consolidated into a compact mass “he dropped the consolidation into the acid bath”

Word Forms

consolidate	verb	form into a solid mass or whole
integrate	verb	become one; become integrated

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Konsolidierung

zu einer festen Masse verbinden

🇪🇸Spanish

consolidación

combinándose en una masa sólida

🇮🇹Italian

consolidamento

combinandosi in una massa solida

🇳🇱Dutch

consolidatie

samenvoegen tot een vaste massa

🇵🇹Portuguese

consolidação

combinando em uma massa sólida

🇷🇺Russian

консолидация

объединяясь в твердую массу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समेकन

एक ठोस द्रव्यमान में संयोजित होना

🇧🇩Bengali

একত্রীকরণ

একটি কঠিন ভর মধ্যে সমন্বয়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒருங்கிணைப்பு

ஒரு திடமான வெகுஜனமாக இணைகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఏకీకరణ

ఘన ద్రవ్యరాశిలో కలపడం

🇮🇳Marathi

एकत्रीकरण

घन वस्तुमानात एकत्र करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

એકત્રીકરણ

ઘન સમૂહમાં સંયોજન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಲವರ್ಧನೆ

ಘನ ದ್ರವ್ಯರಾಶಿಯಾಗಿ ಸಂಯೋಜಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഏകീകരണം

ഒരു സോളിഡ് പിണ്ഡമായി കൂട്ടിച്ചേർക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਏਕੀਕਰਨ

ਇੱਕ ਠੋਸ ਪੁੰਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੋੜਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

استحکام

ایک ٹھوس بڑے پیمانے پر جمع

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

合并

结合成固体

🇯🇵Japanese

統合

固体の塊に結合する

🇰🇷Korean

강화

단단한 덩어리로 결합

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hợp nhất

kết hợp thành một khối vững chắc

🇹🇭Thai

การรวมบัญชี

รวมกันเป็นมวลแข็ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

konsolidasi

bergabung menjadi suatu massa padat

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapatatag

pinagsasama sa isang solidong masa

🇲🇾Malay

penyatuan

bergabung menjadi jisim pepejal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

توحيد

الجمع في كتلة صلبة

🇮🇷Persian

تثبیت

ترکیب شدن به یک توده جامد

🇹🇷Turkish

konsolidasyon

katı bir kütle halinde birleşerek

🇮🇱Hebrew

קוֹנסוֹלִידַצִיָה

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