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vertical
vertical angle
vertical circle
vertical communication
vertical discount
vertical equity
vertical export trading company
vertical file
vertical integration
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vertical integration
ver·ti·cal in·te·gra·tion


noun 
Definition:
 
merging of companies in supply chain: the merging of companies that are in the chain of companies handling a single item from raw material production to retail sale.
See also  backward integrationforward integrationhorizontal integration
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