procurable
Americanadjective
Usage
What does procurable mean? Procurable means able to be procured—obtained, especially through special means or extra effort. A more common word is obtainable. The verb procure is especially used in the context of the formal, official process of purchasing and obtaining materials, supplies, or equipment, particularly in the context of business or government (called procurement). But procurable can be applied to anything that’s obtainable—able to be acquired in some way (though often one that requires some special effort). Example: Some collectors dream of finding extremely rare books, but I like to collect ones that are actually procurable.
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Somehow, undermanned without Bradley Beal and Kris Humphries, an elusive victory over a quality Eastern Conference foe — and a matchup nightmare — was procurable at Air Canada Centre.
From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2015
The best information procurable was this: 'Ford's output this year is running about one-third of what it was in 1925.
From Time Magazine Archive
Upon this languishing business bursts James Golspie, breezy and bumptious, fresh from the Baltic with the sole agency for foreign inlays and veneers procurable at a fabulous economy.
From Time Magazine Archive
For permanent plants, as trees, roses, &c., metallic labels with raised type are procurable from dealers, and are neat, durable and convenient.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
Both rearing and plunging may, however, be effectually prevented by using the circular bit and martingale, procurable at Messrs. Davis, saddlers, 14, Strand, London.
From Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes by Lambert, Nannie
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