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ac·quire ( -kw r )tr.v. ac·quired, ac·quir·ing, ac·quires 1. To gain possession of: acquire 100 shares of stock. 2. To get by one's own efforts: acquire proficiency in math. 3. To gain through experience; come by: acquired a growing dislike of television sitcoms. 4. To locate (a moving object) with a tracking system, such as radar.
[Middle English acquere, from Old French aquerre, from Latin acqu rere, to add to : ad-, ad- + quaerere, to seek, get.]
ac·quir a·ble adj. ac·quir er n. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | acquirer - a person who acquires something (usually permanently)appropriator - someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission) securer, procurer - someone who obtains or acquires; "the procurer of opera tickets" | | 2. | acquirer - a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock | | 3. | acquirer - the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card | | 4. | acquirer - a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee |
Translations acquirer [əˈkwaɪərəʳ] N ( Comm, Fin) → adquirente mf acquirer [əˈkwaɪərər] n (COMMERCE) [company] → acquéreur m
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