Synonyms of procurement

procurement

noun

as in acquisition

the act of obtaining (something)

The museum is touting the procurement of several recently discovered artifacts.

Related Words

• acquisition
• ownership
• accession
• possession
• retention
• claiming
• confiscation
• obtainment
• holding
• proprietorship
• retaining
• collaring
• commandeering
• hands
• repossession
• enjoyment
• control
• power
• keeping
• mastery
• dominion
• authority
• command

Dissimilar Words

• relinquishment
• dispossession
• surrendering
• transferal
• nonpossession

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of procurement

The agreement covers the procurement and delivery of maternal and child health supplies, as well as some nutrition supplies, to at least 15 countries previously covered, including Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti and Mali, UNICEF said. — Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

The Pentagon has communicated to NATO members that a US procurement program that sends weapons to Ukraine via NATO is continuing uninterrupted, a European official told Semafor, echoing comments made by the US ambassador to NATO earlier this week. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Nonnuclear European countries will have to agree to finance the development and procurement of new missile systems and possibly airplanes (although not nuclear warheads, which would violate their treaty commitments). — Ivo H. Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026

Companies are being held to account for their procurement practices like never before. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026