acquirer

/əˈkwaɪ.rər/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈkwaɪr.ɚ/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈkwī(-ə)r-ər/ (ame, mw)

acquirer — noun

  • acquirersingular
  • acquirersplural

1. a business or investment group that buys another company in order to control it

1.名詞C1
釋義

a business or investment group that buys another company in order to control it or profit from the deal

例句

Talia's software firm became the acquirer after weeks of private talks.

become the acquirer in an M&A deal

The newspaper named William's group as the acquirer of the regional bank.

acquirer of + target company

同義詞
  • bidder

    broader term; a bidder has made an offer but may not complete the purchase

  • suitor

    common in financial news; more metaphorical and often used before a deal is completed

  • purchaser

    more general and legal-sounding; less specific to corporate control deals

反義詞
  • target company

    the business being bought rather than the one making the purchase

文法句型

acquirer of + [company/bank]

be the acquirer in + [deal]

用法筆記

Usually appears in merger, takeover, and financial reporting. The thing acquired is normally another company, a bank, or a business unit. Distinguish from sense 2, which can refer more generally to a person who comes to own something.

常見錯誤

❌The acquirer bought a sofa from the shop.
✅The buyer bought a sofa from the shop.
💡this sense is for company takeovers, not ordinary shopping.
❌The target company was the acquirer.
✅The target company was acquired by the acquirer.
💡the acquirer is the side that buys, not the side being bought.

2. someone who comes to own something, especially after buying it, winning it, or r

2.名詞C2
釋義

someone who comes to own something, especially after buying it, winning it, or receiving legal rights to it

例句

Anna was the lucky acquirer of the painting at Sunday's charity sale.

acquirer of + object at an auction or sale

After months of bidding, Cyrus became the acquirer of the old cinema.

同義詞
  • purchaser

    fits when the person gets something by paying for it

  • owner

    focuses on the final state of possession rather than the act of obtaining it

  • recipient

    fits when something is received rather than bought

反義詞
  • seller

    transfers ownership rather than gaining it

  • giver

    hands something over instead of receiving it

文法句型

acquirer of + [asset/property]

be listed as the acquirer of + [item]

用法筆記

Most common in legal, auction, and other formal records, not in everyday conversation. In ordinary speech, English usually prefers a more specific word such as buyer, owner, collector, or recipient, depending on how the thing was obtained.

常見錯誤

❌The museum displayed the acquirer in a glass case.
✅The museum displayed the vase that the acquirer had bought.
💡acquirer names the person who gets something, not the object itself.
❌Aisha was the acquirer of flu during the trip.
✅Aisha caught the flu during the trip.
💡this noun is used for gaining possession or rights, not for illnesses.