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

Citizens living on the South and West sides should be given priority through procurement contracts to maintain the fleet of CPD vehicles, Fire Department trucks and CTA buses. —Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025

The Space Force's most recent phase of launch procurement announced in April reverses the 60-40 split from the 2020 contract award, with SpaceX taking responsibility for the bulk of the Pentagon's national security launches. —Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025

Tell us about your company’s services: Intently focused on the needs of procurement and sourcing directors, Trillora optimizes the solutions critical to [their] packaging needs. —Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 11 Aug. 2025

The significance: OpenAI is delivering in both the consumer app market and enterprise procurement channels, without diluting its core technology between them. —John Sviokla, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 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