Definition of acqui-hire

acqui-hire    

noun

• the acquisition of one company by another, for the purpose of acquiring the employees more so than other aspects of the company's business.

                                                                                                            
  
  Citation from "Attack of the acqui-hires", CNN Money Term Sheet, Dan Primack, August 10 2012 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: business (related to).
  • See more words with the same meaning: to buy, spend.

  Last edited on Aug 11 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2012.

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