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, adjectiveWords nearby consolidated
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
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, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for consolidated
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