acquirer

Acquirer has 3 syllables: ac · quir · er.

noun. A credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee.

noun. A corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock.

noun. A person who acquires something (usually permanently).

noun. The financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card.