the process of becoming or being made stronger and more certain

The company is entering a period of consolidation. 公司正进入整合期。

Putin announced one of the most sweeping consolidations of presidential power since the fall of communism. 普京宣布整合总统权力，这是自共产主义垮台以来最全面的整合措施之一。

the process in which businesses join together to make a single organization

We have seen a similar consolidation of booksellers and distributors. 我们也看到了书商与发行商的合并。

Many employees have been impacted by mergers and consolidations. 许多雇员的职位受到了兼并与联合的影响。

the process in which amounts or sets of numbers are added together to form a single amount, statement, etc.

There is no objection in principle to the consolidation of bank accounts in order to obtain better terms of business from the bank. 原则上不反对合并银行账户，以从银行获得更好的商务条款。

credit counseling firms that promise relief through the magic of debt consolidation 承诺通过债务合并妙招而减免负债的信贷咨询公司