synergy

2 definitions • 10 examples

the combined power of a group of things when they are working together that is greater than the total power achieved by each working separately:

Team work at its best results in a synergy that can be very productive.

There are always some synergies in merging similar businesses together.

You must choose healthy foods and a healthy lifestyle to maintain the synergy of a healthy body.

Parent companies and parent managers in nearly all large companies are desperately seeking synergy.

No allowance is made for the effect of pesticides working in synergy with one another.

the combined power, profits, etc. that can be achieved by two organizations or groups of people working together rather than separately:

create/deliver/generate synergy The merger will help the manufacturing company achieve synergies that will allow it to remain competitive.

synergy benefits/savings/targets The synergy savings of €275m targeted by the merger look modest compared with the inherited costs of the project.

annual/cost/financial synergies The deal would create enhanced value for shareholders through the delivery of $500m of annual synergies.

marketing/merger/operational synergies

potential/significant/substantial synergies