"acqui-hire" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: acqui-hires [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|nolinkhead=1}} acqui-hire (plural acqui-hires)
  1. Alternative form of acquihire Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: acquihire
    Sense id: en-acqui-hire-en-noun-Nqtawb7f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49

Verb

Forms: acqui-hires [present, singular, third-person], acqui-hiring [participle, present], acqui-hired [participle, past], acqui-hired [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|nolinkhead=1}} acqui-hire (third-person singular simple present acqui-hires, present participle acqui-hiring, simple past and past participle acqui-hired)
  1. Alternative form of acquihire Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: acquihire
    Sense id: en-acqui-hire-en-verb-Nqtawb7f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49

Inflected forms

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