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an association of two or more businesses or companies that work together on a temporary or permanent basis:
• a large regional banking combine
• There may be concern if one airline combine controls more than 25% of a relevant market.
[m0] ▪ II. combine com‧bine 1 [kəmˈbaɪn] verb [intransitive, transitive]COMMERCE if two or more groups or organizations combine, or if you combine them, they join together:• They said they expect no job losses from combining their operations.
combine to do something• Two old established practices combined to form The Anthony Clark Partnership.
— combined adjective [only before a noun] :• The new combined bank will have a market share of more than 50% in the central region.
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Ⅰ.combine UK US /kəmˈbaɪn/ verb► [I or T] to join together in order to make a single thing or group, or to join things together in this way: »They have a much better chance of success if they combine forces.
combine with sth »It was the first time in Britain that a concrete producer had combined with a cement manufacturer.
► [I or T] to join together to have a particular effect, or to join things together in this way: combine with sth »The burden of bad loans has combined with government foot-dragging to slow the pace of modernization.
combine sth with sth »He said the plan should be combined with tax cuts, including a reduction in business rates.
► [T] to have two different parts or qualities: combine sth with sth »The supercentre combines a traditional store with a full-service grocery section.
combine sth and sth »This is the beer that best combines good taste and a low calorie count.
Ⅱ.combine UK US /kəmˈbaɪn/ US /ˈkɑmbaɪn/ noun [C]► a group of people or organizations that work together in business: »The acquisition would create a combine publishing five of the six national daily newspapers in the Netherlands.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
