lateral integration
noun [U] (also lateral amalgamation)Definition
› ECONOMICS horizontal integration: The lateral integration of media interests has created a new environment for advertising. Lateral amalgamation between three operating steel companies was justified.
(Definition of lateral integration noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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