acquihireverb [ T ]
uk/ˈæk.wɪ.haɪər//ˈæk.wə.haɪr/also acqhire, /ˈæk.waɪər//ˈæk.waɪr/specializedto acquire (= buy) a company in order to use its employees' skills or knowledge, rather than for its products or services:
We recently acquihired a small Mexican start-up in order to expand our business in that area.
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Getting, receiving and accepting
- acquire
- acquisition
- awardee
- carve
- carve sth out (for yourself)
- draw
- fill
- glom onto sth/sb
- go to sb
- grasp
- obtain
- pick
- pick sth up
- pounce
- score
- secure
- snatch at sth
- target
- wangle
- wrest
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acquihire
noun [ C ] uk/ˈæk.wɪ.haɪər//ˈæk.wə.haɪr/also acqhire, /ˈæk.waɪər//ˈæk.waɪr/
a report on how the company completed a successful acquihire