Definitions of acquirer
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a person who acquires something (usually permanently)
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receiver, recipient
a person who receives something
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appropriator
someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission)
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procurer, securer
someone who obtains or acquires
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addressee
one to whom something is addressed
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alienee, grantee
someone to whom the title of property is transferred
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annuitant
the recipient of an annuity
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assignee
(law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred)
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beneficiary, donee
the recipient of funds or other benefits
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borrower
someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent
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conferee
a person on whom something is bestowed
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consignee
the person to whom merchandise is delivered over
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dependant, dependent
a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
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grantee
a recipient of a grant
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heir, heritor, inheritor
a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
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honoree
a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments
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host
(medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor
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kleptomaniac
someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motive
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mandatary, mandatory
the recipient of a mandate
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payee
a person to whom money is paid
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poacher
someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another
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pre-emptor, preemptor
someone who acquires land by preemption
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protege
a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career
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sendee
the intended recipient of a message
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transferee
(law) someone to whom a title or property is conveyed
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warrantee
a recipient of a warrant issued by a court in the United States
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a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock
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bank, banking company, banking concern, depository financial institution
a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
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bank, banking company, banking concern, depository financial institution
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a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee
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synonyms:
merchant bank
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type of:
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bank, banking company, banking concern, depository financial institution
a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
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bank, banking company, banking concern, depository financial institution
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the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card
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type of:
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financial institution, financial organisation, financial organization
an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets
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financial institution, financial organisation, financial organization
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