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 Words From

• quasi-con·soli·dated adjective
• uncon·soli·dated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of consolidated¹

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

Example Sentences

Under Reeves’ plans, the funds would be consolidated in some way, although at present it is unclear exactly how.

From BBC

Finally, as the industry consolidated, he had been pulled off the frontier and driven back into the big city of Billings, population 185,000, to serve as station manager.

From Slate

“As we've seen over the last few decades, as we've seen elsewhere in the country, the largest farms have consolidated and started to take over the market,” said Kristina Garfinkel, a Sonoma County resident and leader of Coalition to End Factory Farming.

From Salon

In a matter of a few weeks, Harris consolidated her party’s support, injected new enthusiasm into Democrats and even pulled ahead of the former president in some head-to head polls.

From BBC

Since August, Trump has consolidated more Robert F. Kennedy Jr. supporters and other third-party voters to his column, allowing him to increase his low/mid-engagement vote share from 48% to 52%, while Harris’s share among that group has remained stagnant at 45%.

From Salon

Related Words

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