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acqui-hire

noun/ˈækwɪhaɪə/

C2CEFR level
88/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

An acquisition made primarily to obtain a company's talent rather than its product.

The struggling startup ended in an acqui-hire, with its engineers absorbed into the buyer's team.

Topic: Entrepreneurship & startups in Business English

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