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 company declined to comment on the specifics of the contract and procurement process but followed all state rules, spokesperson Erika Callahan said in a statement. — Bob Herman, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026

What Shippers Should Take From This For companies choosing a logistics partner in a volatile market, Schulz’s experience points to criteria that rarely appear on a procurement scorecard. — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Your Buyers Don’t Stop Being Consumers At Work At the heart of every pipeline, buying committee and procurement process is still a person. — Taylor Cheek-Mundy, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

That makes the procurement less about acquiring Chinese technology for operational use and more about training against a specific and widely available threat. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 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