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 Word Forms

• 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

"The work that happened very quickly at the time around the event got us to 90% of where we are now…but that has been consolidated and put into specific safety measures," Mr Nicholson said.

From BBC

A consolidated suit against Oxycontin-maker Purdue, widely considered the engine of the opioid crisis, resulted in the largest award for damages in American history.

From Los Angeles Times

The only other country that has it all consolidated is China, because it's a surveillance economy and it's a communist country, and so they want great control over their citizens.

From Salon

The staffs of newsmagazine “20/20” and late night program “Nightline” are being consolidated under the ABC News Studios production unit.

From Los Angeles Times

Malls have been struggling for decades as department stores consolidated and fell out of favor.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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