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absorción

absorption

noun ahb-sohr-SYOHN Rare

Origin: From Latin absorptio

Also means

takeover

Usage Note

Absorción covers both a physical process (the absorción of water by soil) and a business one (a corporate absorción, meaning one company swallowing another). In finance and law, fusión y absorción (merger and acquisition) is the standard pairing.

Examples

"La absorción de la empresa tardó meses en completarse."

Natural Translation

The takeover of the company took months to complete.

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