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acquihiring

acquihiring is the present participle and gerund 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 acquihiring

What is acquihiring the present participle and gerund of?
Acquihiring is the present participle and gerund of acquihire.

Words near acquihiring in the dictionary

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

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