procurement
- 01 C1 Advanced
the specific department in a company that is in charge of buying things.
the organisational unit or department responsible for managing the acquisition of supplies and services.
Simple“You need to send the invoice to procurement so they can approve the payment.”
In context“The procurement department is currently reviewing several bids from international suppliers to find the most cost-effective solution for the new project.”
Synonymspurchasing department - 02 C2 Proficiency
the act of getting something that is difficult to find or reach.
the act of obtaining or gaining possession of something through effort or special means.
Simple“The procurement of rare documents for the museum took several years of negotiation.”
In context“The successful procurement of these classified files was considered a major victory for the investigative team.”
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“The chair Baroness Heather Hallett criticised the "vast" waste in pandemic procurement, amounting to two-thirds of the £14.9bn total the UK and devolved governments spent on PPE.”
“The chair Baroness Hallett criticised the "vast" waste in procurement, put at £9.9bn – two-thirds of the £14.9bn the government spent on PPE.”
Inherited from Middle English procurement, from Old French procurement, from procurer.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.