vertical combination

vertical combination

noun
the integration within one company of individual businesses working separately in related phases of the production and sale of a product.
Also called vertical integration.
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Vertical combination is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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vertical combination

noun
absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution [syn: vertical integration
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