procurement
noun
the act of procuring, or obtaining or getting by effort, care, or the use of special means.
procurements
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pluralof procurement.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The committee has to sign off on any substantial defence procurements.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
By mid-2020, Peng “was no longer merely influencing the front end of procurements; she was requesting and managing a series of high-dollar Innive change orders herself,” the complaint states.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
The DPP budget includes up to about $30 billion of weapons procurements from the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
When asked whether it was struggling to find ports who would agree to moor the barges, the Home Office said it did not comment on "ongoing procurements".
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2024
But for Brutus, his friends and countrymen, both by divers procurements, and sundry rumours of the city, and by many bills also, did openly call and procure him to do that he did.
From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece by Francis W. (Francis Whiting) Halsey
