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Definitions: Acquirer |
AcquirerNoun1. A person who acquires something (usually permanently). 2. A bank gaining financial control over another financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock. 3. The financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card. 4. A credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "acquirer" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1776. (references) |
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Computing | Institution, or its agent, which acquires from the card acceptor the data relating to the card transaction. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: AcquirerSynonym: merchant bank (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Acquirer |
| English words defined with "acquirer": any-and-all bid ♦ golden parachute ♦ pac-man strategy, poison pill, proxy fight ♦ risk arbitrage ♦ takeover arbitrage, takeover target, target company, two-tier bid ♦ white knight. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "acquirer": acquirer identification code, acquiring institution identification code ♦ due diligence ♦ intermediate network facility. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Moreover, the latter is not only the technology provider, but also serves as the merchant acquirer for the transactions. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Acquirer" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Acquirer" is used about 121 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 121 | 29,211 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "acquirer": acquirer identification code. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
acquirer business key one success | 2 |
acquirer business good match one | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "acquirer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 承购者. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | aftager. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | kaartuitgever. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | acquéreur (one who acquires or purchases). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Erwerber (alienee, customers, one who acquires or purchases, purchaser, purchasers). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αποκτών (obtainer), αποδέκτης συναλλαγών κάρτας. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | codice di identificazione dell'acquirente (acquirer identification code, acquiring institution identification code). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 取得者 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | しゅとくしゃ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | feddyner. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | acquireray achizitor (accumulator, buyer, collector, purchaser). (various references) аквизитор. (various references) adquiriente (one who acquires or purchases, purchaser), adquiridor (acquire, acquiring), adquirente. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "acquirer": acquirers. (additional references) | |
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"Acquirer" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: accquire, accuire, acqire, acquie, acquifer, acquiree, acquirere, acquiror, acquise, acqure, adquire, aqcuire, aquire, aquirer, Aquirre, Bacquier, Fauquier, jacquerie. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "acquirer" (pronounced 'Ac*quir"er'): Abaser, Abater, Abider, Abjurer, Abridger, Absconder, Absenter, Absolver, Absorber, Abstainer, Abstracter, Abuser, Acceder, Accepter, Acclaimer, Accorder, Accruer, Accuser, Achiever, Adherer, Adjudger, Adjurer, Adjuster, Admirer, Adopter, Adorer, Adorner, Advertiser, Adviser, Advoyer, Affecter, Affirmer, Afflicter, Affrayer, Affreighter, Affrighter, Affronter, Aflicker, Agreer, Aider, Aimer, Airer, Aliner, Allayer, Alleger, Allower, Allurer, Altogether, Amasser, Amender, Amuser, Animadverter, Annealer, Annexer, Annoyer, Anointer, Another, Antiburgher, Anticoherer, Antirenter, Aper, Appeacher, Appealer, Appearer, Appeaser, Applauder, Applier, Appointer, Apposer, Appraiser, Apprehender, Apprizer, Approacher, Archer, Arraigner, Arrayer, Arrester, Arriver, Ascertainer, Asperser, Aspirer, Assailer, Assaulter, Assayer, Assenter, Asserter, Assever, Assigner, Assister, Assizer, Assumer, Assurer, Atafter, Atoner, Attacker, Attempter, Attender, Attirer, Attracter, Augmenter, Autocoherer, Autotransformer, Averter, Avoider, Avoucher, Avower, Avoyer, Awarder, Aweather, Backer, Backslider, Baiter, Baker, Ballooner, Bander, Banker, Baptizer, Barricader, Bather, Bawler, Beaker, Bearer, Beater, Becker, Bedewer, Beflower, Begrimer, Beguiler, Behither, Beholder, Belcher, Beleper, Believer, Bemoaner, Bencher, Bender, Bereaver, Beseecher, Beslaver, Besmearer, Bespeaker, Bestower, Betrayer, Bewailer, Bewitcher, Bewrayer, Binder, Birder, Biter, Blamer, Blasphemer, Blaster, Bleacher, Bleater, Bleeder, Blencher, Blender, Blesser, Blinder, Blinker, Bloater, Blockader, Bloomer, Bluffer, Blusher, Boarder, Booker, Booser, Booster, Boozer, botcher, Bounder, Bourder, Bouser, Boyer, Braiser, Brancher, Brander, Brawler, Brawner, Breaker, Breather, Breeder, Brewer, Briber, Bringer, Broacher, Broider, browser, Bruiser, Brusher, Budger, buffer, Builder, Bulker, Burgher, Burler, Burner, Burster, Buyer, Buzzer, Cajoler, Calciner, Caloyer, Campaigner, Camper, Carder, Carouser, Carper, Carver, Cashierer, Catcher, Causer, Cawker, Cementer, Champer, Charmer, Chastiser, Chaunter, Cheater, Cheerer, Cherimoyer, Chewer, Chicaner, Chider, Chimer, Chirper, Choker, Choler, Chooser, Circumscriber, Citer, Clacker, Claimer, Clamper, Clasper, Cleanser, Cleaver, Clever, Clicker, Clincher, Clinker, Clumper, Coacher, Coaster, Coaxer, Codger, Coherer, Coincider, Coiner, Colluder, Combiner, Come-outer, Comer, Comether, Commander, Commender, Commuter, Compacter, Comparer, Compiler, Complainer, Complier, Composer, Compounder, Compter, Comptroler, Computer, Concealer, Conceiver, Concluder, Concocter, Condenser, Conder, Condoler, Confeder, Confesser, Confider, Confirmer, Conformer, Confounder, Confrier, Confronter, Confuter, Conniver, Consenter, Conserver, Consoler, Conspirer, Constrainer, Constructer, Consulter, Consumer, Container, Contender, Contradicter, Contravener, Contriver, Convener, Converser, Converter, Conveyer, Cooter, Coplaner, Corer, Corrupter, Cosher, Coucher, Cougher, Courser, Courter, Cowalker, Coworker, cracker, Craker, Craver, crawler, Creeper, Crier, Crimper, Crisper, Croaker, Crocker, Crofter, Crusader, Crusher, Cryer, Culler, Curer, Curler, Curser, Curtailer, Dansker, Darer, Darner, Dasher, Dater, Dauber, Daunter, Dealer, Debaser, Debater, Debaucher, Decanter, Decayer, Deceiver, Decider, Decker, Declaimer, Declarer, Decliner, Decoherer, Decoyer, Decreer, Decrier, Defamer, Defaulter, Defender, Defenser, Defier, Defiler, Definer, Deflourer, Deflower, Deformer, Deforser, Defrauder, Defrayer, Dehorter, Dejecter, Delayer, Delighter, Deluder, Delver, Demander, Depainter, Departer, Depender, Deposer, Depraver, Depriver, Derider, Deriver, Descanter, descender, Describer, Descrier, Deserter, Deserver, Designer, Desirer, Despairer, Despiser, Despoiler, Desponder, Detailer, Detainer, Detecter, Detester, Dethroner. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-i-q-r-r-u" | |
-1 letter: acquire. | |
-2 letters: caique, cirque, curare, curari, curiae, currie, racier. | |
-3 letters: airer, areic, aurei, auric, carer, ceria, crier, crura, curer, curia, curie, erica, quare, quire, racer, recur, ricer, uraei, urare, urari, ureic. | |
-4 letters: acre, care, carr, cire, cure, curr, ecru, quai, race, rare, rear, rice, ruer, urea, uric. | |
-5 letters: ace, air, arc, are, car, cue, cur, ear, eau, ecu, era, err, ice, ire, qua, rec, rei, ria, rue. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-i-q-r-r-u" | |
+1 letter: acquirers, reacquire. | |
+2 letters: reacquired, reacquires. | |
+3 letters: reacquiring, squirearchy. | |
+4 letters: relacquering, squirarchies. | |
+5 letters: squirearchies. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 63 71 75 69 72 65 72 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -.-. --.- ..- .. .-. . .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100011 01110001 01110101 01101001 01110010 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A c q u i r e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0063 0071 0075 0069 0072 0065 0072 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3569838775847184 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Derivations 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Orthography 14. Bibliography |
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