consolidate

  • 21Consolidate — The combining of assets, liabilities and other financial items of two or more entities into one. In the context of financial accounting, the term consolidate often refers to the consolidation of financial statements, where all subsidiaries report …

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  • 22consolidate — verb Consolidate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑debt, ↑gain, ↑hold, ↑loan …

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  • 23consolidate — con|sol|i|date [ kən salı,deıt ] verb * 1. ) transitive to combine several small things, especially companies or organizations, into one large unit a ) intransitive to become one large unit 2. ) transitive to make the power, position, or… …

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  • 24consolidate — verb (I, T) 1 to make your position of power stronger and more likely to continue, or maintain the same level of achievement, profit, success etc so that it seems likely to continue: His successful negotiations with the Americans helped him to… …

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  • 25consolidate — verb 1) we consolidated our position in the market Syn: strengthen, secure, stabilize, reinforce, fortify; enhance, improve 2) consolidate the results into an action plan Syn: combine, unite, merge, integrate …

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  • 26consolidate — verb 1) we consolidated our position in the market Syn: strengthen, secure, stabilize, reinforce, fortify 2) consolidate the results into an action plan Syn: combine, unite, merge, integrate, amalgamate …

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  • 27consolidate — con•sol•i•date [[t]kənˈsɒl ɪˌdeɪt[/t]] v. dat•ed, dat•ing 1) to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite 2) to make solid, firm, or secure; strengthen: to consolidate gains[/ex] 3) to organize into a more compact form …

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  • 28consolidate — verb /kənˈsɒlɪdeɪt/ a) To combine into a single unit; to group together or join. He consolidated his luggage into a single large bag. b) To make stronger or more solid. See Also: consolidation, consolidator …

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  • 29consolidate — Synonyms and related words: abbreviate, accelerate, act in concert, act together, add, affiliate, aggravate, ally, amalgamate, assimilate, associate, band, band together, be in league, beef up, blend, blow up, circumscribe, club together, coact,… …

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  • 30consolidate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. unite, join, combine, federate, syndicate, merge, pool, fuse, incorporate; compress, solidify, strengthen. See combination, density, unity. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To become united] Syn. combine,… …

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