(sports) The finish of a race in which the leaders are so close together that the winner cannot be identified using the naked eye but is determined by means of a photograph.

(historical) A short-lived republic of the Soviet Union with its capital in Petrozavodsk (1940–1956).

Goods whose manufacture has been completed, but which are not yet on sale or distributed to the end-user.

(idiomatic) A difference, albeit vague and difficult to discern.

(finance) An institution that contracts with the bank and the merchant to enable credit card transactions. The acquirer deposits the credit card totals and debits the end-of-month processing fees from the merchants' accounts.

simple past tense and past participle of finger

(in combination) Having fingers (of the specified kind).

To finish completely. / To kill.

(sports) The blow of the whistle by the referee or other adjudicator signifying the end of the match.

plural of acquiring financial institution