procurable

American  

[proh-kyoor-uh-buhl, pruh-] / proʊˈkyʊər ə bəl, prə- /

adjective

1. obtainable.

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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.

Other Word Forms

• nonprocurable adjective
• unprocurable adjective

Etymology

Origin of procurable

First recorded in 1605–15; procure + -able

Example Sentences

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

It may, where Barley is not procurable, be made from Oats.

From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)

The Method of curing this is, 1, By injecting Glysters of Whey and Honey; or, if Whey is not readily procurable, by repeating the Glyster, Nº.

From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)