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synergy

UK/ˈsɪnəd͡ʒi/US/ˈsɪnəɹd͡ʒi/
nounB2+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #10,012 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: synergies

Synergy is extra benefit gained when things work together. Create synergy, synergy between the teams, cost synergies.

In business it is the standard justification for a merger and is the first thing that fails to appear, since the promised savings are easier to name than to achieve. In medicine it is real and measurable: two drugs together can do more than both apart.

Definitions of synergy

  1. 1nounsynergyExtra benefit gained when things work together.B2+

    “The synergy between the singer and the guitarist made their live shows unforgettable.”

synergy is a benefit.

Where it comes from

Greek synergia means cooperation — syn, together, plus ergon, work.

  1. Ancient Greek

    συνεργία — cooperation

  2. English, today

    synergy

Built from

  • σύν · Ancient Greek — with, together
  • ἔργον · Ancient Greek — work

From Ancient Greek συνεργία (“cooperation”), from σύν (“with, together”) + ἔργον (“work”). by surface analysis, syn- + -ergy.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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synergy in the wild

  • In essence, synergy describes a situation where the whole is greater than the simple sum of its parts (i.e., a non-linear addition of force, energy, or effect).

    Synergy

  • In the biological sciences, synergy is seen as a key driver of evolution.

    Synergy

  • Corporate synergy is a financial benefit that a corporation expects to realize when it merges with or acquires another corporation.

    Corporate synergy

  • The synergy value should not be confused with the control premium; these metrics should be calculated separately.

    Corporate synergy

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.