Heconsolidated his luggage into a single large bag.
1997, James Pool, Suzanne Pool, chapter 8, inWho Financed Hitler[1], U.S.A.,→ISBN,page432:
With large credits borrowed in the name of Charlottenhütte he managed to gain control over the Rhein-Elbe Union, another large steel firm which in 1926consolidated with one of its subcompanies, the old and respected Gelsenkirchen Mining Company, and assumed the latter’s name.
2007 October 15, Eric Newman, “iPhone is different things to different dudes”, inBrandweek[2], volume48,→ISSN, page226:
The second spot, “One Thing,” shows the unlikely custom car shop workin', musclebound dude-bro, who loves his iPhone because itconsolidates the iPod, camera, cell phone and SMS device he used to carry around in “a little bag.”
2023 November 15, Tessa Wong, “Xi Jinping arrives in US as his Chinese Dream sputters”, inBBC[3]:
It[China] had a buoyant economy outperforming forecasts. Its unemployment rate was among the lowest in years. Whileconsolidating his power for a second term, Mr Xi proudly pointed to China's "flourishing" growth model as something other countries could emulate.
These infamous little green men appeared during the decisive seizures or buildings and facilities, only to disappear when associated militias and local troops arrived toconsolidate the gains. In this way they provided a measure of deniability—however superficial or implausible—for Moscow.40
(finance) With respect todebt, to pay off several debts with a singleloan.