demerger
noun, verb
demerger is a noun meaning “A partial or complete reversal of a previous merger” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled D-E-M-E-R-G-E-R and has 3 syllables, and it appears about once in every 18 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of demerger is demergers.
What does demerger mean?
noun
- 1
A partial or complete reversal of a previous merger.
- 2
The disposal of subsidiaries or divisions of a company.
verb
- 1
Synonym of demerge (“to reverse a business merger”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce demerger?
Demerger has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of demerger
- demergers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- demergering participle, present
- demergered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is demerger?
Demerger appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does demerger come from?
From de- + merger.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).