Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who acquires.
Wiktionary
- n. a person who acquires
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A person who acquires.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card
- n. a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee
- n. a person who acquires something (usually permanently)
- n. a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock
Examples
“(Peace out to Icerocket founder - who Cuban seedfunded - whose 'acquirer' is no longer such: "Think Partnership has announced that they are not going to acquire Dallas based IceRocket afterall.") "According to ClickZ, Think seems to back out of deals on a regular basis.”
“If the merchant asks for ID and the cardholder refuses, then the merchant can either perform the transaction or call their acquirer for direction.”
“A person familiar with the company said the acquirer was the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, which he said had been buying up shares in BP since last summer.”
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“Goldman Sachs JB Were analyst Marcus Curley, who has a "buy" rating on the shares, forecasts a price of NZ$6. 20 to NZ$6. 40 if the acquirer is another casino company.”
“Interchange fees are payments made between the retailer's bank or financial institution (known as the acquirer) and the eftpos cardholder's bank or financial institution (known as the issuer).”
“It is very clear that the choice of Citrix as their acquirer was a good one.”
“Based on that accounting treatment, GPC Biotech AG has been identified as the acquirer and Agennix Incorporated as the acquiree in this transaction.”
“However, in some business combinations that are referred to as reverse acquisitions, the acquirer could be the entity whose equity interests are acquired and the issuing entity is the acquiree.”
“The acquirer is the entity that obtains control of the other combining enti - ties and businesses.”
“Ordinarily, the acquirer is the company that pays a premium over the pre-combination fair value of the equity interests of the merger partner.”
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