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

Fabian Bimmer | Afp | Getty Images Additionally, the anti-coercion measures allow the EU to impose various restrictions on access to the EU market, notably to public procurement, as well as the ability of U.S. suppliers to sell food and chemicals in the bloc. —Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 22 July 2025

At the same time that Porsche is facing its biggest crisis in decades, the company is also in the process of overhauling half its senior management team with four new C-suite executives in charge of finances, sales & marketing, personnel, and procurement. —Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 July 2025

The legislation included various military funding provisions, including allocations for research, development, procurement, and operations. —Adeola Adeosun gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025

Instead, the firm Ernst & Young is probing city procurement, benefits, real estate and fines and fees to find efficiencies, and Johnson convened a budget working group to make initial proposals by August. —A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 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