procurement
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- noun
- /prəˈkjʊrəmənt/
- Specialized
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adquisición
- During the meeting, we discussed the procurement of new software to enhance our operations.
- government procurement
- public procurement
- procurement process
DoD look, the procurement cycles are much longer.
- DoD look, the procurement cycles are much longer.
- But again, the procurement process of the DoD is so awful.
- But it turns out vast amount of corruption is associated with procurement from states.
- And that's when he started teaching me, you know, like how the government, the procurement system works.
- It taught me the foundations of just business in general, in sort of like business accounts, bank accounts, tax, product, procurement, distribution.
- Did you just blame other people for your confusing procurement?
Examples
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Unlike the U.S. states, however, directives regarding procurement govern the EU member nations.
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Third-party aggregators organize multiple procurement units with similar requirements into one contract and then manage the contract.
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"The good news is that the procurement package went through."
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While in the Army, did you have any experience in procurement?
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Prime Minister, we have, we have as a government been encouraging the procurement of British goods and services.
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We're dealing direct with Defense Department procurement.
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Congress called the Afghanistan contract a case study in all that is wrong with the government's procurement process.
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Federal contractors face difficult business challenges with shrinking federal procurement budgets and increasing competition.
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The former special prosecutor achieved national prominence while exposing vast corruption in the defense procurement process.
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The company streamlined its procurement process to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
Synonyms
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1.0
Paying money to get something
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2.3
Buying goods or services with money
Getting something you need, often by buying or arranging it
Getting something, often by finding or buying it
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Etymology
Procurement comes from the word procure, made from the Latin parts pro- ('for') and curare ('to take care'). So, think of it as 'taking care to get' something, which is why procurement means the careful process of getting goods or services.