2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: acquirer noun 1: a person who acquires something (usually permanently) 2: a bank gaining financial control over another financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock 3: the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card 4: a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee [syn: {merchant bank}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Acquirer \Ac*quir"er\, noun A person who acquires.

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