Synonyms for procurement
Most common
acquisition acquirement procuration obtainment procurance procural
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Acquisition — the act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment
2. Procurance
Other
purchasing, getting, pimping, proxenetism formal
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment.
He was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies.
- n. 2
The purchasing department of a company.
Related words
- Phrases
- procurement lead time
Forms
- Plural
- procurements → acquisitions, acquirements, procurations, obtainments…
Example sentences
- acquisition Acquisition of a foreign language requires patience.
- purchasing She will be an asset to the Purchasing Department.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| procurement | falling | |
| acquisition | steady | |
| obtainment | falling | |
| procuration | falling | |
| procurance | steady | |
| procural | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- getting2, pimping2
- 8 letters
- procural
- 10 letters
- purchasing3, obtainment, procurance
- 11 letters
- acquisition4, acquirement, procuration, proxenetism
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (getting2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- approvisionnement
- Italiano
- approvvigionamento
- Español
- abastecimiento