acquirern.

Brit.

/əˈkwʌɪərə/, U.S.

/əˈkwaɪ(ə)rər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: acquire v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < acquire v. + -er suffix¹. Compare French acquéreur (1385 in Middle French as †acquereur ). Compare slightly later acquisitor n.

a. A person who (or occasionally thing which) acquires something.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun] > one who obtains or acquires

getterc1400

procurer?1530

obtainer1531

acquister1613

acquirer1667

acquisitor1668

acquiror1789

1667 G. Mackenzie Moral Gallantry 113 These Treasures..shall, after they have stain'd the acquirer with the names of avarice and crueltie, invite posterity to recall them from his offspring.

1685 R. Brady Compl. Hist. Eng. 67 This was called Terra testimentalis..and Deviseable by Will. Unless the first purchaser, or acquirer, by Writing or Witness, had prohibited it.

1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. II. 221 He was not descended, nor derived his blood, from the first acquirer.

1799 tr. I. Kant Metaphysic of Morals 68 The rightfulness of the acquisition rests on the form..of the juridical act of commutation between the possessor of the thing and the acquirer.

1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. V. ix. iii. iv. 118 If..it be necessary for the acquirer to have recourse to an ordinary and unconfederated dealer.

1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. ii. ix. 152 This is the third Hohenzollern whom we mark as a conspicuous acquirer.

1921 H. E. Palmer Princ. Lang.-study i. 44 The young child is invariably a successful acquirer of foreign languages.

1973 Computers & Biomedical Res. 6 476 A third important program is a data acquirer which automatically digitalizes analog data and stores it for use by the other programs.

2001 M. Azerrad Our Band could be your Life vii. 256 We're all voracious acquirers of information, whether it be books or movies or whatever.

b. Business. A company which buys another company; the instigator of a corporate acquisition or merger. Cf. acquiree n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > business affairs > a business or company > [noun] > other types of company

incorporation1530

acquisitor1668

private company?1711

private practice1724

public company1730

trading house1760

acquiror1789

in-company1791

public corporation1796

company1800

subsidiary company1823

proprietary company1824

stock-company1827

trust company1827

subsidiary1828

concessionaire1839

commandite1844

statutory company1847

parent company1854

mastership1868

state enterprise1886

Pty.1904

asset class1931

acquirer1950

parent1953

growth company1959

spin-off1959

non-profit1961

shell1964

not-for-profit1969

vehicle1971

spin-out1972

startup1975

greenfield1982

large-cap1982

monoline1984

small cap1984

mid-cap1988

multidomestic1989

dotcom1996

1950 Rev. Econ. & Statistics 32 31/1 Our statistical findings as to the characteristics of the current merger movement confirm some phases of the Commission's conclusions—especially that larger acquirers were relatively more active than small acquiring firms and that most acquired companies were small.

1980 C. J. Sutton Econ. & Corporate Strategy vii. 158 Some acquirers do make significant gains, indicating that mergers may be a form of high-risk activity offering a low probability of a high payoff.

1998 Economist 21 Mar. 6/3 Many acquisitions have failed to create value for the acquirer's shareholders because too much was paid to the target's shareholders, in cash or in shares.

2004 I. Walter Mergers & Acquisitions in Banking & Finance viii. 232 A powerful and exclusive culture on the side of the acquirer, as against a looser and more receptive one, may make it more difficult to achieve easy buy-in on the part of the acquired team—especially if it, too, had a strong culture.

2. Banking and Finance. A financial institution which processes credit and debit card transactions on behalf of the card issuers.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > [noun] > management or administration > place for

clearing house1881

acquirer1982

1982 Amer. Banker 13 Sept. 14/1 Should banks stay in the business or sell their credit card portfolios to large acquirers?

1989 Independent (Nexis) 5 July (Business section) 23 NatWest said it would shortly become the first ‘triple acquirer’—processing Access and Visa sales vouchers as well as transactions using Switch, an electronic debit card.

2006 R. J. Mann Charging Ahead ii. 26 The acquirer..processes the transactions by sending to each issuer the transactions that involve that issuer's cards.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acquirer
释义	acquirern. Brit. /əˈkwʌɪərə/, U.S. /əˈkwaɪ(ə)rər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: acquire v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < acquire v. + -er suffix¹. Compare French acquéreur (1385 in Middle French as †acquereur ). Compare slightly later acquisitor n. 1. a. A person who (or occasionally thing which) acquires something. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun] > one who obtains or acquires getterc1400 procurer?1530 obtainer1531 acquister1613 acquirer1667 acquisitor1668 acquiror1789 1667 G. Mackenzie Moral Gallantry 113 These Treasures..shall, after they have stain'd the acquirer with the names of avarice and crueltie, invite posterity to recall them from his offspring. 1685 R. Brady Compl. Hist. Eng. 67 This was called Terra testimentalis..and Deviseable by Will. Unless the first purchaser, or acquirer, by Writing or Witness, had prohibited it. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. II. 221 He was not descended, nor derived his blood, from the first acquirer. 1799 tr. I. Kant Metaphysic of Morals 68 The rightfulness of the acquisition rests on the form..of the juridical act of commutation between the possessor of the thing and the acquirer. 1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. V. ix. iii. iv. 118 If..it be necessary for the acquirer to have recourse to an ordinary and unconfederated dealer. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. ii. ix. 152 This is the third Hohenzollern whom we mark as a conspicuous acquirer. 1921 H. E. Palmer Princ. Lang.-study i. 44 The young child is invariably a successful acquirer of foreign languages. 1973 Computers & Biomedical Res. 6 476 A third important program is a data acquirer which automatically digitalizes analog data and stores it for use by the other programs. 2001 M. Azerrad Our Band could be your Life vii. 256 We're all voracious acquirers of information, whether it be books or movies or whatever. b. Business. A company which buys another company; the instigator of a corporate acquisition or merger. Cf. acquiree n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > business affairs > a business or company > [noun] > other types of company incorporation1530 acquisitor1668 private company?1711 private practice1724 public company1730 trading house1760 acquiror1789 in-company1791 public corporation1796 company1800 subsidiary company1823 proprietary company1824 stock-company1827 trust company1827 subsidiary1828 concessionaire1839 commandite1844 statutory company1847 parent company1854 mastership1868 state enterprise1886 Pty.1904 asset class1931 acquirer1950 parent1953 growth company1959 spin-off1959 non-profit1961 shell1964 not-for-profit1969 vehicle1971 spin-out1972 startup1975 greenfield1982 large-cap1982 monoline1984 small cap1984 mid-cap1988 multidomestic1989 dotcom1996 1950 Rev. Econ. & Statistics 32 31/1 Our statistical findings as to the characteristics of the current merger movement confirm some phases of the Commission's conclusions—especially that larger acquirers were relatively more active than small acquiring firms and that most acquired companies were small. 1980 C. J. Sutton Econ. & Corporate Strategy vii. 158 Some acquirers do make significant gains, indicating that mergers may be a form of high-risk activity offering a low probability of a high payoff. 1998 Economist 21 Mar. 6/3 Many acquisitions have failed to create value for the acquirer's shareholders because too much was paid to the target's shareholders, in cash or in shares. 2004 I. Walter Mergers & Acquisitions in Banking & Finance viii. 232 A powerful and exclusive culture on the side of the acquirer, as against a looser and more receptive one, may make it more difficult to achieve easy buy-in on the part of the acquired team—especially if it, too, had a strong culture. 2. Banking and Finance. A financial institution which processes credit and debit card transactions on behalf of the card issuers. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [noun] > management or administration > place for clearing house1881 acquirer1982 1982 Amer. Banker 13 Sept. 14/1 Should banks stay in the business or sell their credit card portfolios to large acquirers? 1989 Independent (Nexis) 5 July (Business section) 23 NatWest said it would shortly become the first ‘triple acquirer’—processing Access and Visa sales vouchers as well as transactions using Switch, an electronic debit card. 2006 R. J. Mann Charging Ahead ii. 26 The acquirer..processes the transactions by sending to each issuer the transactions that involve that issuer's cards. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1667
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