n.
- The act or process of consolidating.
- The state of being consolidated.
- The merger of two or more commercial interests or corporations.
noun
Definition: combination, fortification
Antonyms: dispersal, division, parting, separation, severance, weakening
A term used mainly by technical analysts to refer to the movement of a stock's price within a well-defined pattern or barrier of trading levels.
Investopedia Says: The levels of resistance and support within the consolidation are created through the upper and lower bounds of the stock's price.
Also known as a base.
See Also: Chartist, Distribution, Resistance, Support, Technical Analysis
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The process of becoming a firm solid mass, as in an infected lung when the alveoli are filled with exudate.
(DOD) The combining or merging of elements to perform a common or related function.
The noun consolidation has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1: combining into a solid mass
Meaning #2: the act of combining into an integral whole
Synonym: integration
Meaning #3: something that has consolidated into a compact mass
Consolidation has several meanings:
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