a combination of two things, especially companies, into one (尤指公司)合并 a merger between two supermarket chains. 两家连锁超市的合并。 [mass noun]local companies ripe for merger or acquisition. 合并或兼并条件成熟的地方公司。 ■[mass noun](Law)the merging of one estate or title in another (律)兼并
语源
early 18th cent.: from Anglo-Norman French merger (verb used as a noun): see merge