demerge

demerge
demerge de‧merge [ˌdiːˈmɜːdʒ ǁ -ˈmɜːrdʒ] verb [intransitive, transitive] COMMERCE
to make one part of a large company into a separate company:

• A plan was announced yesterday to demerge its North American operations.

— demerger noun [countable] :

• Merchant bankers proposed a demerger of the company into two separate businesses.

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demerge UK US (also de-merge) /ˌdiːˈmɜːdʒ/ verb [I or T] MANAGEMENT
if a company demerges or is demerged, it is divided into two or more parts, or separated from a larger company: »

Companies that have demerged usually do well because they can concentrate on their own business.

Compare MERGE(Cf. ↑merge)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • Demerge — De*merge , v. t. [L. demergere.] To plunge down into; to sink; to immerse. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The water in which it was demerged. Boyle. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • demerge — [[t]di͟ːmɜ͟ː(r)ʤ[/t]] demerges, demerging, demerged V ERG If a large company is demerged or demerges, it is broken down into several smaller companies. [BRIT] [be V ed from n] Zeneca was at last demerged from its parent firm, ICI... [V n] Several …   English dictionary

  • demerge — UK [diːˈmɜː(r)dʒ] / US [dɪˈmɜrdʒ] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms demerge : present tense I/you/we/they demerge he/she/it demerges present participle demerging past tense demerged past participle demerged business if a company demerges… …   English dictionary

  • demerge — v.t., demerged, demerging. * * * …   Universalium

  • demerge — verb To separate companies that were formerly combined; to reverse a merger …   Wiktionary

  • demerge — de|merge [di:ˈmə:dʒ US ˈmə:rdʒ] v [I and T] technical to make one part of a large company into a separate company ▪ After the takeover, several subsidiary companies were demerged …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • demerge — de|merge [ di mɜrdʒ ] verb intransitive or transitive MAINLY BRITISH BUSINESS if a company demerges or is demerged, it is separated from a larger company or is broken into a lot of smaller companies …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • demerge — verb Brit. separate (a company) from another with which it was merged. Derivatives demerger noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • demerge — /di: mɜ:dʒ/ verb to separate a company into several separate parts …   Dictionary of banking and finance

  • demerge — v.t., demerged, demerging …   Useful english dictionary

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