The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated; solidification; combination
A solidification into a firm dense mass. It is usually applied to induration (swelling or hardening of normally soft tissue) of a normally aerated lung
A period where the market trades in a broad sideways pattern within a trend Consolidations usually follow a strong market gain or fall and occur as buyers and sellers begin digesting the recent price move A consolidation will end with the market resuming its trend If the consolidation ends with the market heading in the opposite direction to that before the consolidation it is has formed a top or bottom instead
A loan program that allows a borrower to combine various educational loans into one new loan By extending the repayment period (up to 30 years depending on the loan amount) and allowing a single monthly payment, consolidation can make loan repayment easier for some borrowers
Combining two or more loans into one new loan that has a longer repayment term and a single monthly payment that is smaller than the sum of previous monthly payments By consolidating eligible federal student loans and extending the repayment term (up to 30 years, depending on the total loan amount), repayment can be easier Note that while this may ease the borrowers cash flow, consolidation can add significantly to the amount of overall interest that is paid over time
A treatment used to strengthen deteriorated materials to ensure their structural integrity Traditional skills and materials are preferred The intervention should be reversible REPOINTING is an example of a reversible consolidation treatment An example of a non-reversible consolidation process would be the strengthening of a timber by inserting metal rods in a bed of epoxy
The process in a market where prices accumulate at a certain level before reversing or continuing Consolidation indicates exhaustion of a market move, but it does not indicate a change in the trend of the market It is a period of uncertainty It may be characterized by either volatility or the absence of trading But it is a short term phenomenon
Refinancing multiple loans into one new loan with a new repayment term and interest rate
Refinancing one or more education loans into a new loan with a new repayment term and interest rate
When you consolidate loans you combine them If for instance, you have an Unsubsidized Stafford Student Loan and a Subsidized Stafford Student Loan, you can combine the two loans and make one payment each month instead of two Consolidation of loans generally results in a lower monthly payment and a longer repayment term Click here for more information
allowing the borrower to consolidate several types of federal student loans with various repayment schedules into one loan
(Ticaret) The combination of shipments from multiple points at an intermediate facility, reducing the number of individual shipments to end locations
A steam locomotive with a 2-8-0 wheel arrangement, 2 pony truck wheels up front, 8 driving wheels in the middle and no trailing truck wheels at the rear under the firebox (click here to a photo of a Reading class I-10sa Consolidation)