consolidation

Language: en

🇬🇧 /kəˌnsɒlɪˈdeɪʃən/ 🇺🇸 /kəˌnsɑləˈdeɪʃən/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The act or process of combining two or more things into a single, more effective or coherent whole.; The state of being made stronger, more solid, or more secure.; In finance and accounting, the combination of the financial statements of a parent company and its subsidiaries into a single set of statements.; In medicine, the solidification of lung tissue, typically due to the filling of alveoli with fluid, pus, blood, or other material, as seen in pneumonia.; In geology and soil mechanics, the gradual reduction in volume of a soil mass due to the expulsion of water from its pores under sustained load.; In law, the merging of two or more legal actions or cases into a single proceeding.; In business, the merging of two or more companies into a single entity, often through acquisition.; The act of making something physically more compact or dense.; In logistics and shipping, the combining of multiple smaller shipments into a single larger shipment to reduce costs.; In debt management, the process of combining multiple debts into a single loan, often with a lower interest rate.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable / uncountable Plural: consolidations

Collocations

debt consolidationconsolidation of powermarket consolidationconsolidation loanin consolidationconsolidation phase

Derivatives

consolidateconsolidatedconsolidatingconsolidatorconsolidative

Synonyms

mergerunificationintegrationamalgamationfusioncombination

Antonyms

fragmentationdivisiondispersalseparation

Commonly confused

consolation
EN: 'Consolation' means comfort in disappointment; 'consolidation' means the act of combining or strengthening.
concentration
EN: 'Concentration' refers to focusing attention or gathering in one place; 'consolidation' emphasizes merging separate entities into a unified whole.

Spelling tips

EN: Do not confuse 'consolidation' with 'consolation' (comfort). Note the '-id-' in the middle: con-sol-i-da-tion.

💬 Examples

  1. The consolidation of several small departments into one larger division improved efficiency.

  2. The consolidation of democracy in the region took several decades.

  3. The consolidation of the subsidiary's accounts revealed hidden liabilities.

  4. The chest X-ray showed consolidation in the right lower lobe, consistent with bacterial pneumonia.

  5. The consolidation of the clay layer beneath the foundation caused significant settlement over time.

  6. The judge ordered the consolidation of the three related lawsuits to avoid conflicting rulings.

  7. The consolidation of the telecommunications industry left only a few major players.

  8. The consolidation of the snow under pressure eventually formed glacial ice.

  9. The freight company offered consolidation services to help small businesses save on shipping costs.

  10. She applied for a debt consolidation loan to simplify her monthly payments.