Acquihire

/əkˈhaɪɚ/ · verb

Meaning

(business slang, transitive) To acquire a company, in particular a small startup, to recruit its employees, rather than for its products or services..

Definitions by Sense

1. (business slang, transitive) To acquire a company, in particular a small startup, to recruit its employees, rather than for its products or services.
2. (business slang) An acquisition of a company to recruit its employees, rather than for its products or services.

Example Sentences

“Tarek was an acquihired founder like you. He turned out to be so awesome, I made him co-head of one of Phluttr's biggest projects! But that's rare. I usually look to guys like you and him to start something new. You're entrepreneurs, after all![…]”

Then, in August, they bought Push Pop press, which was seen as an acquihire of designers Kimon Tsinteris and Mike Matas, who designed several of key pieces of the iPhone interface.

There are a lot of really excellent founders pursuing consumer ideas that just never work -- that's why companies like Yahoo and Google and others can do so many acquihires.

Synonyms for acquihire

Antonyms for acquihire

Related Words

Word Forms

• acquihires
• acquihiring
• acquihired
• acqhire
• acq-hire
• acquhire
• acqu-hire
• acqui-hire

Usage Notes

Choose a synonym only when it preserves the intended meaning, tone, and grammar of the full sentence.

Practice and Learn More

Frequently Asked Questions