n.
1.a person who acquires something (usually permanently)
2.a bank gaining financial control over another financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock
3.the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card
4.a credit card processing bank
Idiom of the Day
get a slap on the wrist
to receive light punishment for doing something wrong
The judge gave the boy a slap on the wrist and did not punish him severely for his crime.