CEFR B2

acquihire

noun

Meaning

acquihire means an acquisition of a company to recruit its employees, rather than for its products or services. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses acquihire to mean an acquisition of a company to recruit its employees, rather than for its....
The teacher asked students to find acquihire in the reading.

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acquihire (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses acquihire to mean an acquisition of a company to recruit its employees, rather than for its....
The teacher asked students to find acquihire in the reading.

How to Use acquihire

a/the acquihire (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a acquihire."
acquihire in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked acquihire in context before translating it."

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