Definition of "procurement" []

• The purchasing department of a company. (noun)
• The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment. (noun)
• Efficient contrivance; management; agency. (noun)

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• "King concluded this round of questions by declaring that the title procurement specialist "sounds raunchy.""
• "We wouldn't blame you for taking this view; people's eyes tend to glaze over whenever the word "procurement" is used."
• "The chancellor, George Osborne, has yet to commit any new money, but the MoD is negotiating with Treasury officials and the Cabinet Office because it needs to take some long-term procurement decisions now."