absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of production and sharing resources at that level
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
the act of combining things to form a new whole
a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose
the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order
an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)
a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock
something that is oriented horizontally
