Ask.com buys Dictionary.com; Bolsters reference content

Ask.com plans to buy Lexico Publishing Group, the company behind Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com and Reference.com, for an undisclosed sum.
The fourth largest search engine briefed a few reporters on its plans such as News.com’s Stephen Shankland. The deal is expected to be officially announced Thursday.
Shankland reports:
Ask.com didn’t release terms of the acquisition, but Lexico is “highly profitable, […]