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procurement

[proh-kyoor-muhnt, pruh] Example Sentences Origin

pro·cure·ment

[proh-kyoor-muhnt, pruh]
noun
1.
the act of procuring, or obtaining or getting by effort, care, or the use of special means: The organ procurement procedure is very complicated.
2.
the act of obtaining equipment, materials, or supplies: The secretary of defense argued in favor of increasing the budget for procurement.
non·pro·cure·ment, noun
self-pro·cure·ment, noun
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
Example Sentences
  • Supercomputer procurement has long been a contentious issue.
  • Provide support for permitting, engineering and procurement of the turbines.
  • The procurement account, he said, had already taken heavy cuts in recent years.
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procurement (prəˈkjʊəmənt)
 
n
1.  the act or an instance of procuring
2.  commerce
 a.  the act of buying
 b.  (as modifier): procurement cost; procurement budget

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Word Origin & History

procurement
c.1300, from O.Fr. procurement (13c.), from procurer (see procure). Military use is from 1957.
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