consolidation

con·sol·i·da·tion  (kn-sl-dshn)

n.

1.

a. The act or process of consolidating.

b. The state of being consolidated.

2. The merger of two or more commercial interests or corporations.

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Consolidation combination of two or more Acts, Bills, or Statutes to be placed before Parliament; a combining of two or more sources of income, the union of two benefices or offices of State—Wilkes.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	consolidation - combining into a solid mass combining, combine - an occurrence that results in things being united
	2.	consolidation - the act of combining into an integral whole; "a consolidation of two corporations"; "after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously"; "the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them" integration compounding, combining, combination - the act of combining things to form a new whole centralisation, centralization - the act of consolidating power under a central control incorporation - consolidating two or more things; union in (or into) one body amalgamation, merger, uniting - the combination of two or more commercial companies vertical combination, vertical integration - absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution horizontal combination, horizontal integration - absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of production and sharing resources at that level
	3.	consolidation - something that has consolidated into a compact mass; "he dropped the consolidation into the acid bath" natural object - an object occurring naturally; not made by man

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consolidation

noun 1. strengthening, reinforcement, fortification, stabilization

noun 2. combination, union, association, alliance, merger, federation, amalgamation

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The combining or merging of elements to perform a common or related function.