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

The contract’s scope of work includes the single bore tunnel, station entrances and exits, the excavation of underground stations and the procurement of a tunnel boring machine. —Grace Hase, Mercury News, 27 June 2025

The public utility could issue bonds to fund large projects — which the FAA can't do — and streamline its procurement process, Poole added. —Joe Hernandez, NPR, 27 June 2025

Regulatory Compliance And Auditing: Audit models developed by agencies like the IRS or GSA OIG can be applied across procurement and financial oversight processes in other agencies, promoting integrity and cost savings. —Sandeep Shilawat, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025

Pivoting to domestic defense India would certainly not have wanted to suffer yet another delay in weapons procurement, were the Iran-Israel conflict to drag on. —Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 26 June 2025

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