n the combination of two or more commercial companies
n an occurrence that involves the production of a union
n. 合并, 归并
[经] 购并
1. The two companies announced a merger to increase their market share.
这两家公司宣布合并以增加它们的市场份额。
2. After the merger, employees were worried about possible job losses.
合并后，员工们担心可能会失去工作。
3. The merger created one of the largest firms in the industry.
这次合并造就了行业内最大的公司之一。