procurement

Definition of Procurement in English :

1. procural, procurance, procurement

the act of getting possession of something

Example Sentences:
'he was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Procurement

noun

1.

the act or an instance of procuring

2. business

a.

the act of buying

b.

(as modifier)

procurement cost

procurement budget

v. pro·cured, pro·cur·ing, pro·cures

v.tr.

1. To get by special effort; obtain or acquire: managed to procure a pass.

2. To bring about; effect: procure a solution to a knotty problem.

3. To obtain (a sexual partner) for another.

v.intr.

To obtain sexual partners for others.