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pro·cure
(prō-kyo͝or′, prə-)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.
[Middle English procuren, from Old French procurer, to take care of, from Latin prōcūrāre : prō-, for; see pro-1 + cūrāre, to care for (from cūra, care; see cure).]
pro·cur′a·ble adj.
pro·cur′ance, pro·cure′ment n.
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procurement
(prəˈkjʊəmənt)n
1. the act or an instance of procuring
2. (Commerce) commerce
a. the act of buying
b. (as modifier): procurement cost; procurement budget.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. | procurement - the act of getting possession of something; "he was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies" acquisition - the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another" |
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Translations
hankintaostaminen
beszerzés
procurement
[prəˈkjʊəmənt]
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procurement
[prəˈkjʊərmənt]
modif [process, rules] → d'approvisionnement; [budget] → d'approvisionnement
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procurement
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