consolidado

Consolidado is a term used in Spanish and Portuguese as an adjective meaning "made solid, merged, or unified." It derives from the verb consolidar and agrees in gender and number (consolidado, consolidada; consolidados, consolidadas). In English, the cognate form consolidated is used in similar contexts.

In finance and accounting, consolidado refers to consolidated financial statements, which combine the assets, liabilities, equity, income, and cash flows of a parent company and its subsidiaries into a single set of records. These statements are used for external reporting and must comply with international or national accounting standards such as IFRS or GAAP.

In geology and soil science, consolidado describes materials that have been compacted or cemented into a solid mass, as opposed to unconsolidated sediments or soils. The term is common in Spanish- and Portuguese-language texts dealing with sedimentology and geotechnical engineering.

In information technology and data management, consolidado appears in phrases like datos consolidados or informe consolidado, referring to data or reports that integrate information from multiple sources into one dataset or dashboard.

In law, consolidation refers to the merging of multiple lawsuits, cases, or administrative proceedings into a single action for efficiency and consistency.

Etymologically, consolidado comes from Latin consolidatus, from -solid- "to make solid." It is widely used in Iberian languages and in contexts influenced by those languages.