Definition of "acquirer" []

• A person who acquires (noun)

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• "(Peace out to Icerocket founder - who Cuban seedfunded - whose 'acquirer' is no longer such: "Think Partnership has announced that they are not going to acquire Dallas based IceRocket afterall.") "According to ClickZ, Think seems to back out of deals on a regular basis."
• "If the merchant asks for ID and the cardholder refuses, then the merchant can either perform the transaction or call their acquirer for direction."
• "A person familiar with the company said the acquirer was the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, which he said had been buying up shares in BP since last summer."