This week’s theme
New words

This week’s words
clickbait
omnishambles
listicle
acquihire
paywall

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(AK-wi-hy-uhr)

MEANING:

noun: The purchase of a company for its talent rather than its products or services.
verb tr.: To buy a company in this manner.

ETYMOLOGY:

Coined by Rex Hammock as a combination of acquire + hire. From Latin quaerere (to seek, get) and Old English hyrian (to hire). Earliest documented use: 2005.

NOTES:

Even before the current shortage of employees, the biggest challenge for a company was recruiting. Ask any employer and they’d tell you how hard it is to find great talent. Sometimes, large companies simply buy another company -- typically a startup -- to acquire its talent.

USAGE:

“Danna and Kuba personify the reason why God invented acquihires several years back.”
Rob Reid; After On; Del Rey; 2017.

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