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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
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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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Word Origin & History
procurement
c.1300, from O.Fr. procurement (13c.), from procurer (see procure). Military use is from 1957.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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