acquirer
Americannoun
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someone who acquires.
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a company that buys another company as part of a corporate merger or to sell for a profit.
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a bank or other financial institution that processes credit and debit card transactions for the company that issued the card.
Example Sentences
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Since then, the stock has surged to nearly that market cap, meaning any acquirer today would likely need to pay $40 billion or more.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
It’s “a higher quality asset materially under-earning with self-help and/or acquisition by a strategic acquirer as potential catalysts,” write Wolfe analysts.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
“Changes in the performance or financial condition of either the target or acquirer, as well as changes in the industry or financing landscapes, could jeopardize these financing arrangements,” Warner told shareholders.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
They cited James as the acquirer via a company called Global Technologies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
But his chief celebrity was as an acquirer of those of others, provided always that they were old enough or rare enough.
From The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting by Roberts, W. (William)
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