as in acquisition
the act of obtaining (something)
The museum is touting the procurement of several recently discovered artifacts.
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Recent Examples of procurement
The company is now working with procurement analytics leader Sievo, games company Remedy Entertainment, and EV charging provider Virta.
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Stephen Armstrong, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
Take these three steps to move toward a more nimble and abbreviated procurement process:
• Change your procurement process—from product identification to evaluation to selection to purchasing.
—Mark Tauschek, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The current procurement the time for new American weapons systems often exceeds 10 years.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
The Mafia’s billions Between drug trafficking, racketeering, public procurement, legal companies or empty shells dedicated to money laundering, Italy’s Central Bank estimates the annual turnover of the country’s organised crime groups at 40 billion euros, or two percent of national wealth.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune Europe, 27 Oct. 2024
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Stephen Armstrong, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
Take these three steps to move toward a more nimble and abbreviated procurement process:
• Change your procurement process—from product identification to evaluation to selection to purchasing.
—Mark Tauschek, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The current procurement the time for new American weapons systems often exceeds 10 years.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
The Mafia’s billions Between drug trafficking, racketeering, public procurement, legal companies or empty shells dedicated to money laundering, Italy’s Central Bank estimates the annual turnover of the country’s organised crime groups at 40 billion euros, or two percent of national wealth.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune Europe, 27 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for procurement
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This acquisition utilizes a proprietary SEM platform for managing and scaling SEM campaigns.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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The gap between the launch and international distribution acquisition is unusually long for TV, but includes scope for future episodes of the drama.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Just eight years old, the startup, which shares ownership with Temu, has successfully leveraged a shift in consumption patterns in the world’s second-largest economy.Juliana Liu, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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As vehicle ownership continues to increase, so does the need for maintenance and repairs.Raheel Sheikh, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Moldova has made major progress toward EU integration, receiving candidate status in 2022 and officially starting accession talks in 2024.BYAndra Timu, Fortune Europe, 4 Nov. 2024
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King Charles was the Prince of Wales for 64 years, from 1958 until 2022, when the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth, prompted his accession at age 73.Janine Henni, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Procurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procurement. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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