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harmonisation

/ˌhɑːmənaɪˈzeɪʃən/

C1CEFR level
55/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

Law noun

The alignment of national laws to a common Union standard.

Full harmonisation leaves Member States no discretion to impose stricter rules.

Similar: approximation

Topic: EU law in Legal English

Business noun

The process of aligning accounting rules across different jurisdictions.

Harmonisation of lease accounting brought the European and US rules closer together.

Similar: convergence

Topic: Accounting in Business English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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