PROCUREMENT Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

procurement

noun

Definition of procurement

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 inspector general also wrote that a procurement agent improperly shared a vendor’s pricing information with the technology department on May 17, 2024, and the prices got in the hands of another vendor. — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026 In November 2020, the City Commission agreed to reject all the procurement proposals and declined to award the contract to Virginia Key LLC. — Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026 Last year, the legislature restored some of the agency’s authority to build long-term procurement contracts into the rates customers are paying. — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 Skydance has said those savings will come primarily from technology, procurement, marketing and real estate, and Ellison has said the bulk won’t come from layoffs. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for procurement

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NBCUniversal is a logical target, given that the company will be spun out from Comcast next year and thus would make for a much smaller and more manageable acquisition than the entirety of Comcast.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
The telecom graveyard of pivots, bad ideas, and failed acquisitions is vast.

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of acquisition

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The property at the corner of Main Street and Aurora Avenue is not the only site in downtown Naperville to see ownership change this year.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
What does this private ownership but public interest collision mean for who takes responsibility, especially as there are increasing threats?

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

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While formally a candidate for European Union membership, Serbia’s accession process has stalled under Vucic, who maintains close ties with Russia and China.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
The question put to the Nordic nation of nearly 400,000 was whether Iceland should resume accession negotiations with the European Union.

— Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026

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