consolidated

[ kuh n-sol-i-dey-tid ]
/ kənˈsɒl ɪˌdeɪ tɪd /

adjective

brought together into a single whole.
having become solid, firm, or coherent.
Accounting. taking into account the combined information gathered from the financial conditions of a parent corporation and its subsidiaries: a consolidated balance sheet.

Origin of consolidated

First recorded in 1745–55; consolidate + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM consolidated

qua·si-con·sol·i·dat·ed, adjective un·con·sol·i·dat·ed, adjective

Definition for consolidated (2 of 2)

consolidate
[ kuh n-sol-i-deyt ]
/ kənˈsɒl ɪˌdeɪt /

verb (used with object), con·sol·i·dat·ed, con·sol·i·dat·ing.

verb (used without object), con·sol·i·dat·ed, con·sol·i·dat·ing.

to unite or combine.
to become solid or firm.

adjective

Origin of consolidate

1505–15; < Latin consolidātus (past participle of consolidāre), equivalent to con- con- + solid(us) solid + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM consolidate

con·sol·i·da·tor, noun pre·con·sol·i·date, verb, pre·con·sol·i·dat·ed, pre·con·sol·i·dat·ing. re·con·sol·i·date, verb, re·con·sol·i·dat·ed, re·con·sol·i·dat·ing. un·con·sol·i·dat·ing, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for consolidated

consolidate
/ (kənˈsɒlɪˌdeɪt) /

verb

to form or cause to form into a solid mass or whole; unite or be united
to make or become stronger or more stable
military to strengthen or improve one's control over (a situation, force, newly captured area, etc)

Word Origin for consolidate

C16: from Latin consolidāre to make firm, from solidus strong, solid