acquirer
One who gains
An acquirer is someone or something that acquires.
In business, the term typically refers to a company that purchases another company: The acquirer offered a premium over the stock price.
In payment processing, an acquirer is a bank or institution that processes credit card transactions on behalf of merchants.
Corporate combination
- buyoutPurchase of controlling interest
- takeoverAssuming command of something
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- bidderOne who makes offers
target · synergy · integration · conglomerate · subsidiary · parent · hostile · friendly
Device storing incremental charge
- gathererOne who collects things
- hoarderOne who amasses excessively
- connoisseurExpert in matters of taste
- curatorCollection overseer
philatelist · numismatist · bibliophile · antiquarian · amasser · obtainer · procurer · aggregator
One who sells wares
- processorComponent that executes instructions
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- cardholderOne issued plastic
- issuerOne who distributes officially
terminal · authorization · settlement · gateway · point-of-sale · chargeback · interchange · POS
One gaining knowledge
- studentOne formally enrolled somewhere
- assimilatorOne who fully integrates
- absorberThing that takes in
- knowledge-seekerOne who pursues understanding
adopter · mastery · fluency · proficiency
merger
Corporate combination
- buyoutPurchase of controlling interest
- takeoverAssuming command of something
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
bidder · target · synergy · integration · conglomerate · subsidiary · parent · hostile · friendly · strategic
accumulator
Device storing incremental charge
- gathererOne who collects things
- hoarderOne who amasses excessively
- connoisseurExpert in matters of taste
curator · philatelist · numismatist · bibliophile · antiquarian · amasser · obtainer · procurer · aggregator · compiler
merchant
One who sells wares
- processorComponent that executes instructions
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- cardholderOne issued plastic
issuer · terminal · authorization · settlement · gateway · point-of-sale · chargeback · interchange · POS · swipe
learner
One gaining knowledge
- studentOne formally enrolled somewhere
- assimilatorOne who fully integrates
- absorberThing that takes in
knowledge-seeker · adopter · mastery · fluency · proficiency
- buyersbuyers, buyer, purchasers, purchaser, homebuyers
- business tiespartner, client, customer, supplier, vendor
- stakeholdersshareholder, stockholder, investor, owner, customer
- BuyoutsLBO, management buyout, buyout, going private, hostile takeover
- takeovershostile takeover, hostile bid, tender offer, takeover bid, corporate raider
- transactionspayment, purchase, deposit, transfer, money transfer
acquirerseller
One who trades goods
target · vendor · target company · acquiree · transferor
acquirerloser
Defeated competitor
forfeiter · surrenderer · relinquisher · dispossessed · stray
- acquired tasteLiking developed over time
- acquired immune deficiency syndromeHIV-caused immune failure
- hospital-acquired infectionsIllnesses contracted during treatment
- acquired traitsNon-inherited developed features
- target acquired
acquire, acquired, acquiring, acquires, reacquire, acquirers, acquirement, unacquired, acquirable