synergy
noun /ˈsɪnədʒi/
/ˈsɪnərdʒi/
[uncountable, countable] (plural synergies)
(specialist)- the extra energy, power, success, etc. that is achieved by two or more people, companies or elements working together, instead of on their own
- Managing effective teams is a matter of achieving synergy between the individual members.
- attempts to re-establish synergy between mankind and nature
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek sunergos ‘working together’, from sun- ‘together’ + ergon ‘work’.