acquirer
noun
ac·quir·er
ə-ˈkwī(-ə)r-ər 
: one that acquires
especially
: a company that acquires another company
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CEOs, as well as corporate acquirers and investors, recognize companies are only as good as the teams behind their leaders.
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Shannon Badger, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Ukraine’s largest acquirer is PrivatBank, which has around two-thirds of the market.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Since OpenAI has no initial public offering immediately on the horizon and a price tag that makes the company prohibitively expensive for would-be acquirers, secondary stock sales are the only way in the near future for shareholders to pocket a portion of their paper wealth.
—Hayden Field,kate Rooney, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
Defining Transaction Status Flow: Avoiding Merchant And Acquirer Misalignment
Another critical but underestimated challenge is the transaction status flow when connecting with acquirers.
—Eugenio Orozco, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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Shannon Badger, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Ukraine’s largest acquirer is PrivatBank, which has around two-thirds of the market.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Since OpenAI has no initial public offering immediately on the horizon and a price tag that makes the company prohibitively expensive for would-be acquirers, secondary stock sales are the only way in the near future for shareholders to pocket a portion of their paper wealth.
—Hayden Field,kate Rooney, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
Defining Transaction Status Flow: Avoiding Merchant And Acquirer Misalignment
Another critical but underestimated challenge is the transaction status flow when connecting with acquirers.
—Eugenio Orozco, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for acquirer
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“Acquirer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acquirer. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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