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acquirer
Found in thesaurus: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul, banking company, bank, banking concern, depository financial institution, financial organisation, financial organization
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acquirer
n.
person or thing that acquires; obtainer, person or thing that procures; achiever, attainer, one who gains
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Acquiring bank
An acquiring bank (or acquirer) is a bank or financial institution that processes credit or debit card payments on behalf of a merchant. The term acquirer indicates that the merchant accepts or acquires credit card payments from the card-issuing banks within an association. The best-known (credit) card associations are Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Diners Club, Japan Credit Bureau and China UnionPay.
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acquirer
Noun
1. a person who acquires something (usually permanently)
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) recipient, receiver
(derivation) get, acquire
2. a bank gaining financial control over another financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock
(hypernym) depository financial institution, bank, banking concern, banking company
(derivation) get, acquire
3. the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card
(hypernym) financial institution, financial organization, financial organisation
(derivation) get, acquire
4. a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee
(synonym) merchant bank
(hypernym) depository financial institution, bank, banking concern, banking company
(derivation) get, acquire
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Acquirer
(n.)
A person who acquires.
A person who acquires.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
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Acquirer
A firm or individual that is acquiring something.
