golden thread n.— «This reluctance to sign up for the army life is being ascribed partly to the merger last year of the six Scottish regiments into one, with the consequent loss of regional identity. This identity is referred to as the...
Emu-ando-Eh n.— «Merger and acquisition activity in Japan hit an all time high of 2,775 deals last year, compared with just 260 in 1985. Now, from board rooms to living rooms, “Emu-ando-Eh,” as M&A is known, has entered...
weblet n.— «The CW is a semi-new network formed by the merger of the now-defunct UPN and the WB—”weblets” in industry parlance.» —“The CW: Stepping Out With a Bit Of Drama” Washington Post Sept. 15, 2006...
baked in adj.— «This is a merger that is accretive, substantially accretive, with revenue losses already baked in and with quite conservative cost synergies.» —“Dow Advances 125.93 to 9989.67; Nasdaq Advances 24.95 to 1859...
genetealogy n.— «There has been a new term coined called “Genetealogy” which is the merger of genetics and genealogy by using DNA information to determine our roots.» —“Then and Now” by W.B. Jones Robertson County...
gravanity n.— «Evers’ team has noticed that people increasingly want to leave their mark in public. At the Tate Britain Museum in London, for instance, visitors are asked to write captions for works of art. Selected contributions are then...