Synonyms for procuration
- noun
Most common
agency acquisition procurement pimping acquirement obtainment
All synonyms
Noun
procurement, agency, acquisition, pimping, acquirement, obtainment, proxenetism formal
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of procuring; procurement.
Related words
- Word family
- procurator procure
Forms
- Plural
- procurations → procurements, agencies, acquisitions, pimpings…
Example sentences
- agency Tom works for the Environmental Protection Agency.
- acquisition Acquisition of a foreign language requires patience.
- procurement We are trying to clarify your future procurement requirements.
- pimping Sami was pimping out his workers because they were illegal immigrants.
- acquirement Success in life is not necessarily the same thing as the acquirement of riches.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| procuration | falling | |
| agency | falling | |
| acquisition | steady | |
| procurement | falling | |
| pimping | rising | |
| acquirement | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- agency3
- 7 letters
- pimping2
- 10 letters
- obtainment
- 11 letters
- acquisition4, procurement3, acquirement, proxenetism
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (agency3 = 3 syllables).