Meaning

noun a person who acquires something (usually permanently)

noun a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock

noun the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card

originEtymology tree English acquire Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English acquirer From acquire + -er.

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