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Procurement

/pɹəˈkjʊə.mənt/

The purchasing department of a company.

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📖 Definitions of "Procurement"

noun

1
The purchasing department of a company.
2
The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment.
"He was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies."
3
Efficient contrivance; management; agency.
"They think it done by her procurement. -Dryden."

🔄 Synonyms of "Procurement"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
procurancenoun	Acquisition; procurement.
procuralnoun	The act of procuring something.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Procurement"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
procuralnoun	The act of procuring something.
procurancenoun	Acquisition; procurement.
suppliesnoun	(chiefly law) Financial resources supplied, often for a particular purpose.
sourcingnoun	The process by which something is sourced, or obtained from another place.
employmentnoun	The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.
recruitingnoun	The process by which a person is recruited; recruitment.
buyernoun	A person who makes one or more purchases.
hiringnoun	The act by which an employee is hired.
marketnoun	Any physical store selling groceries, such as a grocery store or convenience store.
recruitmentnoun	The process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or recruits for the armed forces.
purchasenoun	The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
buyingnoun	The act of making a purchase.
debitnoun	A sum of money taken out of a bank account. Thus called, because in bank's bookkeeping a cash withdrawal diminishes the amount of money held on the account, i.e. bank's debt to the customer.
hirenoun	(uncountable) The state of being hired, or having a job; employment.
levynoun	The act of levying.
purchasingnoun	An act or process of making a purchase.
buynoun	Something which is bought; a purchase.
purchasernoun	One who purchases.
buybacknoun	The repurchase of something previously sold, especially of stock by the company that issued it.
buyoutnoun	(finance) The acquisition of a controlling interest in a business or corporation by outright purchase or by purchase of a majority of issued shares of stock.