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Which company acquired PayPal in 2002? Answer with the company name only, one word.

Answer

eBay
company name
The acquirer was eBay Inc.; the requested one-word answer is eBay.
sources
www.sec.gov, ebay 2002 annual report / sec form 8-k (october 2002): ebay inc. completed its acquisition of paypal inc. in october 2002., ebay acquired paypal in october 2002 for approximately $1.5 billion in stock, a widely documented historical fact (e.g. ebay inc. press releases and sec filings from 2002)., ebay inc. 2002 annual report / sec form 10-k: ebay acquired paypal, inc. in a stock-for-stock transaction that closed on october 3, 2002., ebay inc. 2002 press release / sec form 8-k announcing completion of the acquisition of paypal, inc. on october 3, 2002, ebay inc. 2002 press release/10-k: ebay completed its acquisition of paypal in october 2002 (widely documented historical fact, e.g. sec filings and contemporaneous news coverage), ebay inc. 2002 sec form 8-k/annual report and widely documented public record: ebay acquired paypal in october 2002, ebay inc. announced the acquisition of paypal inc. in july 2002; the deal closed october 2002 (ebay press release/sec filings, and general public record, e.g. wikipedia 'paypal' and 'ebay' company history)., ebay inc. completed its acquisition of paypal, inc. in october 2002, as reported in ebay's 2002 sec form 10-k and widely documented (e.g. wikipedia: 'paypal' and 'ebay'), ebay inc. investor relations / press release history and contemporaneous reporting (e.g. reuters, cnet) confirming ebay's acquisition of paypal, completed october 2002, ebay inc. our history (2002 entry), https://www.ebayinc.com/company/our-history/; sec filing stating ebay acquired all outstanding paypal shares, https://www.sec.gov/archives/edgar/data/1065088/000089161802004533/f84762exv99w1.htm, ebay inc. press release, 'ebay to acquire paypal' (july 8, 2002), and ebay's 2002 sec form 10-k describing the completed acquisition of paypal, inc. in october 2002, ebay inc. press release, october 3, 2002, announcing completion of its acquisition of paypal, inc., ebay inc. press release, october 3, 2002: 'ebay completes acquisition of paypal', ebay inc. press release, october 3, 2002: ebay completed its acquisition of paypal inc., ebay press release, october 3, 2002: 'ebay completes acquisition of paypal' (investors.ebayinc.com); corroborated by wikipedia article on paypal history, en.wikipedia.org, historical record: ebay inc. acquired paypal in 2002 for approximately $1.5 billion in stock, completed october 2002 (widely documented, e.g. ebay's 2002 sec filings and contemporaneous press coverage)., investors.ebayinc.com, newsroom.paypal-corp.com, paypal holdings company history / sec 8-k filings, october 2002: ebay inc. acquired paypal inc., public historical record of ebay's 2002 acquisition of paypal (ebay announced the agreement to acquire paypal on 2002-07-08 and the acquisition closed on 2002-10-03), a well-established fact not disputed across independent public sources (e.g. company press releases and sec filings from that period)., sec filing: ebay inc. form 8-k/a, https://www.sec.gov/archives/edgar/data/1065088/000089161802004533/f84762exv99w1.htm, well-established historical fact: ebay inc. acquired paypal in october 2002 for approximately $1.5 billion in stock, as reported contemporaneously by outlets such as reuters and the ebay/paypal press release announcing the merger agreement., well-established public fact: ebay acquired paypal in october 2002 for approximately $1.5 billion in stock, as reported contemporaneously by major news outlets (e.g., reuters, cnet) and documented in ebay's sec filings., well-established public historical record: ebay inc. acquired paypal in october 2002 for approximately $1.5 billion in stock, widely reported by contemporaneous business press (e.g. reuters, cnet, sec filings) and confirmed by ebay's own corporate history., widely documented historical fact: ebay inc. acquired paypal in october 2002 for approximately $1.5 billion in stock (e.g., ebay press release, october 3, 2002; sec filings)., wikipedia article 'paypal' (history section): ebay acquired paypal in october 2002 in a deal valued at $1.5 billion; corroborated by ebay's own 2002 press release announcing completion of the paypal acquisition., wikipedia, "paypal" article, history section: ebay acquired paypal in october 2002, wikipedia, "paypal" article, history section: ebay acquired paypal in october 2002 for $1.5 billion in an all-stock deal., wikipedia, 'paypal' article, history section: ebay acquired paypal in october 2002, www.ebayinc.com

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