Definition of "procuring" []

• Present participle of procure. (verb)

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• "Much of the strength & efficiency of any Government in procuring and securing happiness to the people, depends, on opinion, on the general opinion of the goodness of the Government, as well as of the wisdom and integrity of its Governors."
• "If it is employed in procuring future profit, it must procure this profit either by staying with him or by going from him."
• "If it is employed in procuring present enjoyment, it is a stock reserved for immediate consumption."