Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
acquirer
(noun) the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card
acquirer
(noun) a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock
acquirer
(noun) a person who acquires something (usually permanently)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
acquirer (plural acquirers)
One who acquires.
A bank or financial institution that processes credit card or debit card payments on behalf of a merchant.
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*quir"er, n.
Definition: A person who acquires.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.