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
Fitzgerald, who counts major banks as backers, says that many banks have built a separate, more cumbersome procurement process for buying third-party AI tools.
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Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 26 June 2025
The procurement ground to a halt during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025
There’s no official procurement system, but Mr. Tkachov has built an informal web of contacts in Europe and the United States that helps bring vehicles and tools in.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2025
The county’s contract procurement office now reviews all discretionary fund contracts as well.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 15 June 2025
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Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 26 June 2025
The procurement ground to a halt during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025
There’s no official procurement system, but Mr. Tkachov has built an informal web of contacts in Europe and the United States that helps bring vehicles and tools in.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2025
The county’s contract procurement office now reviews all discretionary fund contracts as well.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 15 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for procurement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for procurement
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After the acquisition, Hardee's converted more than 150 Roy Rogers restaurants into Hardee's locations and sold more than 350 locations to other restaurant chains including Boston Chicken, Wendy's and McDonald's.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
29 June 2025
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Today, Chevron has a working interest in 1 of 5 Permian wells across 2.1 million acres and generates higher revenue per acre due to its royalty advantage and acquisition of acreage at substantially lower costs.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Form a governance council with IT, compliance and operations to ensure data ownership, accountability and consistent standards.—
Diganta Sengupta,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Which suggests to me that Magic, who is now part of the Dodgers’ ownership group, learned quite well from Dr. Buss.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
22 June 2025
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The King's cousins Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent, Prince Richard, the Duke of Gloucester and Prince Richard's wife, Birgitte, the Duchess of Gloucester, also stepped out on the terrace of the royal residence and have supported the King at every Trooping since his accession in September 2022.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
14 June 2025
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Uzbekistan is making significant progress toward World Trade Organization accession (a game changer for its international trade aspirations), and its digital economy, underpinned by compelling tax and regulatory incentives, is achieving exponential growth.—
Djasur Djumaev,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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“Procurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procurement. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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