PROCUREMENT Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

procurement

noun

Definition of procurement

as in acquisition

the act of obtaining (something) The museum is touting the procurement of several recently discovered artifacts.

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Recent Examples of procurement The chancellor and his team should use this misstep as inspiration to upend the DOE’s profoundly frustrating, bureaucratic and slow procurement system to save taxpayer dollars and get vendors swiftly paid. — Lincoln Restler, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026 As marketing departments respond to these market changes, procurement executives’ scopes are evolving in parallel. — Michelle Douglas, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Johansson also argued Europe must coordinate defense procurement and shift to long-term, continuously evolving partnerships with industry, instead of traditional one-off weapons purchases, as seen in Ukraine. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 17 July 2026 As carriers pass those costs on to customers, procurement teams are increasingly questioning whether fuel surcharges accurately reflect the underlying cost of moving cargo, according to an analysis by freight intelligence platform VesselBot. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for procurement

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The foundation was also part of a group of philanthropic organizations that helped finance the acquisition of property owned by Twin Pines Minerals, which had planned to mine the eastern edge of the swamp.

— Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
Isom gave a standard line from executives when CNBC asked his own appetite for possible mergers and acquisitions, saying the carrier is always on the lookout for opportunities to serve the company’s customers.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 19 July 2026

Definition of acquisition

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Nestlé has highlighted several long-term trends supporting that strategy, including cat ownership growing roughly three times faster than dog ownership in recent years and premium cat food outpacing premium dog food growth.

— Elsa Ohlen,Carolin Roth, CNBC, 18 July 2026
Bonta’s office did not respond to a request for comment on whether DHS ownership of the facilities could limit the state’s ability to enforce its oversight laws, including AB 103.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

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Except that by its very description, the Act is forcing something quite a bit worse than costless accession of what’s valuable.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
In recent years, Turkey has played a spoiler within NATO, slowing down the accession of Sweden and Finland in 2023 and 2024.

— Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 7 July 2026

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