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

Faced with the choice between descending into chaos or rebuilding the government, the hromadas got to work, developing local budgets and implementing procurement reform to reduce corruption. —Big Think, 12 Nov. 2025

Pine Gate founded Blue Ridge in 2021 as an engineering, procurement and construction division. —Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2025

Multiple high-ranking military officials with connections to the Rocket Force, including two former defense ministers, have been removed from their posts in the last two years alone, with official reports hinting at corruption related to the PLA’s uptick in the procurement of weapons. —Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025

Furthermore, policymakers and procurement officials now classify technologies by urgency. —Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 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