acquihire
verb [ T ] business specialized uk/ˈæk.wɪ.haɪər/ us/ˈæk.wə.haɪr/ (also acqhire, /ˈæk.waɪər/ /ˈæk.waɪr/)
(对某公司)进行收雇(以获取其雇员的专业技术能力)
to acquire (= buy) a company in order to use its employees' skills or knowledge, rather than for its products or services
We recently acquihired a small Mexican start-up in order to expand our business in that area. 我们最近收雇了一家刚起步的墨西哥小公司,目的是在该地区开拓业务。