Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun acquirer

4 senses of acquirer

Sense 1
acquirer -- (a person who acquires something (usually permanently))
       => person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")

Sense 2
acquirer -- (a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock)
       => depository financial institution, bank, banking concern, banking company -- (a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home")

Sense 3
acquirer -- (the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card)
       => financial institution, financial organization, financial organisation -- (an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets)

Sense 4
merchant bank, acquirer -- (a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee)
       => depository financial institution, bank, banking concern, banking company -- (a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home")