procurement
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mənt, prə‐ 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.
Related forms
non·pro·cure·ment, noun
self-pro·cure·ment, noun
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procurement (prəˈkjʊəmənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Procurement
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
procurement
c.1300, from O.Fr. procurement (13c.), from procurer (see procure). Military use is from 1957.
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Example sentences
They had their own printers, support staff, procurement channels and various other bits to run their environment.
All told, the report says, the division had no formal procurement policy.
And this probably understates likely cost savings because it is based on lower procurement costs alone.
At this stage, let me tell how our procurement and organisation works.
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