consolidated

[kuhn-sol-i-dey-tid]

adjective

1. brought together into a single whole.

2. having become solid, firm, or coherent.

3. Accounting.,  taking into account the combined information gathered from the financial conditions of a parent corporation and its subsidiaries.

   a consolidated balance sheet.

Other Word Forms

• quasi-consolidated adjective
• unconsolidated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of consolidated¹

First recorded in 1745–55; consolidate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Whether those with little appetite for Farage remain fragmented in their loyalties or become consolidated behind one party could therefore be crucial in determining Reform's chances of power.

From BBC

On Wednesday, Fifa hailed "the continuing expansion of international player mobility and the growing scale of the global transfer system", adding that England "consolidated its position as the leading global investor in talent".

From BBC

But by the time he returned home, a group of conservative religious students turned rebel fighters were dominating Afghanistan’s messy, multisided civil war and had consolidated power over the capital.

From Salon

The state Senate flipped in 1996, and the GOP consolidated its hold on every statewide office two years later.

From Salon

But in 2010, voters overwhelmingly passed a ballot measure to create an independent redistricting commission that focused on drawing congressional districts that consolidated communities of interest, respected minority voting rights and geographically made sense.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• concerted 
• cooperative 
• homogeneous 
• integrated 
• linked 
• unanimous 
• undivided 
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