{
    "term": "merger",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the act of joining two or more organizations or businesses into one",
            "sensetop": "merger between/of A and Bmerger with something",
            "labels": "(North American English)(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "If the merger goes through, thousands of jobs will be lost."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a merger between the two banks",
                    "contextForm": "merger between/of A and B"
                },
                {
                    "text": "our proposed merger with the university",
                    "contextForm": "merger with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are local companies ripe for merger or acquisition."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There has been a flurry of corporate mergers and acquisitions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They completed a merger with Monsanto."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They threatened legal action to block the merger."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Money", "Business"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["planned", "possible", "potential"],
                "verb + merger": ["plan", "agree", "agree to"],
                "merger + verb": ["go through", "happen", "take place"],
                "merger + noun": ["activity", "plan", "proposal"],
                "preposition": ["merger between", "merger with"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɜːdʒə(r)/",
                "audio": "me/merger/merger__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɜːrdʒər/",
                "audio": "me/merger/merger__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 18th cent.: from Anglo-Norman French merger (verb used as a noun): see merge."
}