procurement

noun

pro·​cure·​ment prə-ˈkyu̇r-mənt 

prō-

: the act or process of procuring

especially : the obtaining of military supplies by a government

Examples of procurement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s also a supplier qualification workspace app for procurement teams to cut supplier risk and improve compliance. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 June 2026

Municipal procurement policies should encourage responsible AI adoption among local vendors. — Britney Porter, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

The Silicon Valley startup has the kind of energy that feels more like a team racing toward a scoreboard than a traditional enterprise software company waiting for a procurement cycle to move. — Connie Etemadi, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

Rising procurement costs combined with a reduced undersea threat ultimately limited the class to just USS Seawolf (SSN-21), USS Connecticut (SSN-22), and USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23). — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for procurement

• allurement

Legal Definition

procurement

noun

pro·​cure·​ment

1

: the act of procuring

2

: the purchasing, leasing, renting, or selling of materials, services, equipment, or construction