procurement

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
22
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/pɹəˈkjʊə.mənt/
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/pɹəˈkjʊə.mənt/ · /pɹəˈkjʊəɹ.mənt/ · /pɹoʊˈkjʊəɹ.mənt/

Definition of procurement

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)The purchasing department of a company.
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noun

  1. (uncountable)The purchasing department of a company.
  2. (countable)The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment.
    “He was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies.”
    “I have a lot of experience in the procurement of construction materials and sub-contracts.”
  3. (countable, uncountable)Efficient contrivance; management; agency.
    “They think it done by her procurement.”
    “The plaintiff, in her reply, further denies that she filed the petition, or that it was filed by her procurement.”

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English procurement, from Old French procurement, from procurer.

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