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From Old French procurement, from procurer.

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procurement (countable and uncountable, plural procurements)

  1. (uncountable) The purchasing department of a company.
  2. (countable) The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment.
    He was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies.
    I have a lot of experience in the procurement of construction materials and sub-contracts.
  3. Efficient contrivance; management; agency.
    • 1675, John Dryden, Aureng-zebe: A Tragedy. [], London: [] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for Henry Herringman, [], published 1676, →OCLC, Act II, page 30:
      They think it done by her procurement.
    • 1878, The American Law Record, volume 6, page 679:
      The plaintiff, in her reply, further denies that she filed the petition, or that it was filed by her procurement.

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Old French

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Etymology

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procurer +‎ -ment.

Noun

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procurement oblique singularm (oblique plural procuremenz or procurementz, nominative singular procuremenz or procurementz, nominative plural procurement)

  1. procurement; obtainment; obtention
  2. persuasion
  3. dishonest obtainment; obtainment by trickery

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