German word

fusionieren

Pronunciation

IPA/fuzi̯oˈniːʁən/

Meaning

  • verbmerge

Example

Die beiden Firmen fusionieren nächste Woche.

The two companies are going to merge next week.

Illustration for fusionieren (merge)

More examples

Der Vorstand kündigte an, mit dem Konkurrenten fusionieren zu wollen.

The board announced that it wanted to merge with its competitor.

Core concept

Separate corporate structures are melted into a single organization with one outward identity.

Common phrases

  • fusionieren mit einem Konkurrenten

    merge with a competitor

  • fusionieren mit einem Großkonzern

    merge with a major corporation

Similar words

verschmelzen: To blend separate organizations or companies into a single unified entity.
zusammenschließen: To join people or organizations together to form a cooperative group.
vereinigen: To bring separate organizations or parts together into one whole.
übernehmen: To take control of another company and assume responsibility for its management.

Definition in German

Wenn Unternehmen, Organisationen oder Abteilungen so zusammengehen, dass sie rechtlich und organisatorisch als eine Einheit auftreten.

Word origin

Fusionieren is a French borrowing formed from fusionner, a verb connected with the Latin root fundere, 'to pour'.

Usage tips

  • As an -ieren verb, fusionieren forms its participle as fusioniert, without the prefix ge-, and uses haben in the perfect.

Other meanings

  • fuseverb
  • amalgamateverb

Opposites

  • spaltensplitverb
  • abspaltensplit offverb

Related words

  • die Fusionmergernoun
  • Fusionspartnermerger partnernoun

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