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acquihired

acquihired is the simple past and past participle of acquihire.

Meaning of acquihire

Verb

acquihire (third-person singular simple present acquihires, present participle acquihiring, simple past and past participle acquihired)

  1. (slang, transitive) To acquire a company, in particular a small startup, to recruit its employees, rather than for its products or services.
    • “Tarek was an acquihired founder like you. He turned out to be so awesome, I made him co-head of one of Phluttr's biggest projects! But that's rare. I usually look to guys like you and him to start something new. You're entrepreneurs, after all![…]”2017, Rob Reid, After On, Del Rey, →ISBN

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Questions about acquihired

What is acquihired the simple past and past participle of?
Acquihired is the simple past and past participle of acquihire.

Words near acquihired in the dictionary

  1. acquieted
  2. acquieting
  3. acquiets
  4. acquifiers
  5. acquihire
  6. acquihired
  7. acquihires
  8. acquihiring
  9. acquir'd
  10. acquirability
  11. acquirable

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