German Conversation · Level 48
75 words
German word
Fusion
Pronunciation
IPA/fuˈzi̯oːn/
Meaning
- feminine nounmerger
Example
Die Fusion der beiden Firmen wurde gestern angekündigt.
The merger of the two companies was announced yesterday.
More examples
Viele sind gegen die Fusion.
Many are against the merger.
Core concept
Separate streams or structures flow together until their former boundaries become one larger whole.
Common phrases
für die Fusion sein
be in favor of the merger
gegen die Fusion sein
be against the merger
über die Fusion reden
talk about the merger
Similar words
Zusammenschluss: The agreed combination of several companies or groups into one unit.
Verschmelzung: The legal process of combining companies into a single company.
Übernahme: The purchase of another company to bring it under the buyer's control.
Definition in German
Zusammenlegung zweier oder mehrerer Einheiten zu einer gemeinsamen Organisation; auch auf technische oder physikalische Verschmelzung anwendbar.
Word origin
German borrowed Fusion through French fusion from Latin fusio, formed from fundere, 'to pour', referring to a flowing together.
Usage tips
- Fusion is a feminine noun with the plural form Fusionen, as in die Fusion and mehrere Fusionen.
Other meanings
- fusionnoun
Opposites
- Spaltungdivisionnoun
- Abspaltungspin-offnoun
Related words
- Fusionsgegnermerger opponentnoun
- Fusionsbefürwortermerger supporternoun