Hypertext Webster Gateway: "procurement"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Procurement \Pro*cure"ment\, n.
1. The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment.
2. Efficient contrivance; management; agency.
They think it done By her procurement. --Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
procurement
n : the act of getting possession of something; "he was
responsible for the procurement of materials and
supplies" [syn: {procurance}, {procural}]
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