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to acquihire
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to acquire a company mainly to recruit its employees rather than its products or services
Slang
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
acquihire
3rd person singular
acquihires
Present participle
acquihiring
Past simple
acquihired
Past participle
acquihired
What does "to acquihire" mean in business slang?
The term "to acquihire" means to acquire a company primarily to obtain its employees or talent rather than its products, services, or assets. The structure is a portmanteau of "acquire" and "hire," combining the ideas of corporate acquisition and recruitment. It is informal business and startup slang commonly used in the tech industry to describe talent-focused acquisitions.
Examples
The tech giant acquihired the small startup for its talented team.
