Merger vs. Acquisition

Mergernoun

One that merges.

Mergernoun

The act or process of merging two or more parts into a single unit.

Mergernoun

(economics) The legal union of two or more corporations into a single entity, typically assets and liabilities being assumed by the buying party.

Mergernoun

(legal) An absorption of one or more estate(s) or contract(s) into one other, all being held by the same owner; of several counts of accusation into one judgement, etc.

Mergernoun

(phonology) A type of sound change where two or more sounds merge into one.

Mergernoun

One who, or that which, merges.

Mergernoun

An absorption of one estate, or one contract, in another, or of a minor offense in a greater.

Mergernoun

The combining of two groups into a unified single group under a single leadership, with voluntary participation by the leaders or management of both groups.

Mergernoun

The combining of two commercial enterprises into a unified single enterprise under a single management, with voluntary participation by both parties; as, the merger of Daimler-Benz and Chrysler into Daimler-Chrysler created a powerful competitor in the automobile manufacturing industry. Compare acquisition and takeover.

Mergernoun

the combination of two or more commercial companies

Mergernoun

an occurrence that involves the production of a union

Acquisitionnoun

The act or process of acquiring.

Acquisitionnoun

The thing acquired or gained; a gain.

Acquisitionnoun

(computing) The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.

Acquisitionnoun

The act or process of acquiring.

Acquisitionnoun

The purchase of one commercial enterprise by another, whether for cash, or in a trade of stock of the purchasing company for that of the purchased company.

Acquisitionnoun

The thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain; as, learning is an acquisition.

Acquisitionnoun

the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something;

Acquisitionnoun

something acquired;

Acquisitionnoun

the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge;

Acquisitionnoun

an ability that has been acquired by training

Acquisitionnoun

an asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum

Acquisitionnoun

a purchase of one company by another

Acquisitionnoun

the buying or obtaining of assets or objects

Acquisitionnoun

the learning or developing of a skill, habit, or quality