procurement (redirected from procurements)

pro·cure  (pr-kyr, pr-)

v. pro·cured, pro·cur·ing, pro·cures

v.tr.

1. To get by special effort; obtain or acquire: managed to procure a pass.

2. To bring about; effect: procure a solution to a knotty problem.

3. To obtain (a sexual partner) for another.

v.intr.

To obtain sexual partners for others.

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[Middle English procuren, from Old French procurer, to take care of, from Latin prcrre : pr-, for; see pro-¹ + crre, to care for (from cra, care; see cure).]

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pro·cura·ble adj.

pro·curance, pro·curement n.

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procurement [prəˈkjʊəmənt]

n

1. the act or an instance of procuring

2. (Business / Commerce) Commerce

a.  the act of buying

b.  (as modifier) procurement cost procurement budget

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

procurement - the act of getting possession of something; "he was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies" procural, procurance acquisition - the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"

Translations

procurement [prəˈkjʊəmənt]

A. N → obtención f

B. CPD procurement agency N → agencia f de aprovisionamiento
procurement price N → precio m al productor

procurement [prəˈkjʊə^rmənt]

n → approvisionnement m
procurement of equipment and supplies → approvisionnement en équipements et fournitures
defence procurement → l'approvisionnement de la défense

modif [process, rules] → d'approvisionnement; [budget] → d'approvisionnement

procurement

n → Beschaffung f; (of release) → Bewirkung f; (of prostitutes) → Beschaffung f

procurement [prəˈkjʊəmənt] n (of goods) → rifornimento, approvvigionamento