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a) The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated; solidification; combination.b) The combination of several actions into one.
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consolidation — Consolidation … Thresor de la langue françoyse
consolidation — [ kɔ̃sɔlidasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1314 « cicatrisation »; de consolider 1 ♦ (1694) Action de consolider, de rendre plus solide. ⇒ affermissement, renfort, réparation, stabilisation. Consolidation d un mur, d un ciel de mine. ♢ (1754) Méd. Rapprochement… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Consolidation — may refer to: Consolidation (business), the mergers or acquisitions of many smaller companies into much larger ones Consolidation (soil), a geological process whereby a soil decreases in volume Consolidation (media), consolidation of United… … Wikipedia
consolidation — I noun affiliation, aggregation, amalgamation, assemblage, association, centralization, coadunation, combination, compact, confederation, conjunction, conjuncture, consortium, federation, fusion, incorporation, integration, junction, league,… … Law dictionary
consolidation — consolidation, merger, amalgamation are comparable when denoting a union of two or more business corporations. Consolidation is often used as a general term; more precisely it implies a unification of the companies or corporations with… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
consolidation — Consolidation. s. f. v. Action par laquelle une chose est consolidée, estat de la chose consolidée. Il ne se dit guere au propre qu en termes de chirurgie. La consolidation d une playe. On dit en termes de pratique, La consolidation de l usufruit … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Consolidation — Con*sol i*da tion, n. [L. consolidatio a confirming: cf. F. consolidation.] 1. The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated; solidification; combination. [1913 Webster] The consolidation of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
consolidation — CONSOLIDATION. s. f. État de la chose consolidée, action par laquelle une dette publique est consolidée. Il ne se dit guère au propre qu en termes de Chirurgie. La consolidation d une plaie. [b]f♛/b] On dit en termes de Pratique, La consolidation … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
Consolidation — bezeichnet: ein Bergwerk in Gelsenkirchen, siehe Zeche Consolidation eine Dampflokomotive mit der Achsformel 1 D (siehe auch Konsolidation) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Un … Deutsch Wikipedia
Consolidation — Consolidation, Vereinigung, in einigen Gegenden die Wiedervereinigung eines Pertinenzgutes mit dem Hauptgute; die Zusammenlegung der kleineren Grundstücke … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
consolidation — c.1400, from L.L. consolidationem (nom. consolidatio), from consolidat , pp. stem of consolidare to make firm, consolidate, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + solidare to make solid, from solidus (see SOLID (Cf … Etymology dictionary
