absorption
absorption n. (1)包含；吸收 (2)(国际法)(通过自愿或征服将一国)合并 (3)(劳工法)优势条款 在合并后所签署的集体谈判协议中，允许工会成员在最终形成的实体中占据优势地位的条款。 (4)(不动产)租赁(或出售)比率 在一定时期的市场上，财产租赁或出售的比率。 (5)(商法)运费免收 在向卖方报价之前，由制造商支付卖方的运输费用的销售方法。
ABSORPTION
absorption
absorption, n. 1. The act or process of including or incorporating a thing into something else; esp., the application of rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution to actions by the states. 2. Int’l law. The merger of one nation into another, whether voluntarily or by subjugation. 3. Labor law. In a postmerger collective-bargaining agreement, a