Acquirer
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock
Framework senses
- §1
- a credit card processing bank
- §2
- the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card
- §3
- a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock
- §4
- a person who acquires something (usually permanently)