procurement
1Procurement — is the acquisition of goods and/or services. It is favourable that the goods/services are appropriate and that they are procured at the best possible cost to meet the needs of the purchaser in terms of quality and quantity, time, and location.… …
2procurement — pro‧cure‧ment [prəˈkjʊəmənt ǁ proʊˈkjʊr ] noun [countable, uncountable] formal COMMERCE the act of ordering and buying the equipment, supplies, services etc needed by a company or other organization: • Uncertainty in government procurements hit… …
3Procurement — Pro*cure ment, n. [1913 Webster] 1. The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment. [1913 Webster] 2. Efficient contrivance; management; agency. [1913 Webster] They think it done By her procurement. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …
4procurement — pro·cure·ment n 1: the act of procuring 2: the purchasing, leasing, renting, or selling of materials, services, equipment, or construction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
5procurement — c.1300, use of improper influence, from O.Fr. procurement (13c.), from procurer (see PROCURE (Cf. procure)). Meaning process of bringing something about (by the action of another) is from c.1400. Military use is from 1957 …
6Procurement — 1. To attain possession of something, usually after exerting a substantial effort to do so. 2. The purchasing of something usually for a company, government or other organization. Here are some examples of sentences using the word procurement : 1 …
7procurement — noun /prəˈkjʊə.mənt/ a) The purchasing department of a company. He was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies. b) The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment. They think it done by her procurement. Dryden …
8procurement — [[t]prəkjʊ͟ə(r)mənt[/t]] N UNCOUNT Procurement is the act of obtaining something such as supplies for an army or other organization. [FORMAL] Russia was cutting procurement of new weapons by about 80 per cent , he said. Syn: acquisition …
9Procurement — Approvisionnement Voir « approvisionnement » sur le Wikti …
10procurement — pro|cure|ment [ prə kjurmənt ] noun uncount 1. ) the process of buying supplies or equipment for a government department or company: defense procurement 2. ) FORMAL the process of obtaining something, especially with effort or difficulty …
