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pro·cure

(prō-kyo͝or′, prə-)

v. pro·cured, pro·cur·ing, pro·cures

v.tr.

1. To get by special effort; obtain or acquire: managed to procure a pass.

2. To bring about; effect: procure a solution to a knotty problem.

3. To obtain (a sexual partner) for another.

v.intr.

To obtain sexual partners for others.

[Middle English procuren, from Old French procurer, to take care of, from Latin prōcūrāre : prō-, for; see pro-¹ + cūrāre, to care for (from cūra, care; see cure).]

pro·cur′a·ble adj.

pro·cur′ance, pro·cure′ment n.

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procurement

(prəˈkjʊəmənt)

1. the act or an instance of procuring

2. (Commerce) commerce

a. the act of buying

b. (as modifier): procurement cost; procurement budget.

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Noun

procurement - the act of getting possession of something; "he was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies"

procural, procurance

acquisition - the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"

Translations

Beschaffung Bevorratung

hankintaostaminen

commande réapprovisionnement

beszerzés

obtenção

procurement

[prəˈkjʊəmənt]

A. N → obtención f

B. CPD procurement agency N → agencia f de aprovisionamiento
procurement price N → precio m al productor

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

procurement

[prəˈkjʊə^rmənt]

n → approvisionnement m
procurement of equipment and supplies → approvisionnement en équipements et fournitures
defence procurement → l'approvisionnement de la défense

modif [process, rules] → d'approvisionnement; [budget] → d'approvisionnement

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

procurement

n → Beschaffung f; (of release) → Bewirkung f; (of prostitutes) → Beschaffung f

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procurement

[prəˈkjʊəmənt] n (of goods) → rifornimento, approvvigionamento

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Caption: Christa Dreyer, procurement manager for agribusiness.

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With more than nine years experience in procurement Ms Field, who is a member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, was previously a procurement manager in the Home Office.

Manager targets savings in new role

Procurement Manager is part of the marketingunity's Web-based, collaborative software suite, designed specifically to support 'best practice' in marketing and procurement.

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4pm: As the telecoms engineer leaves, his seat is immediately taken by the resource procurement manager, who comes armed with coffee.

Performance reviews are marathon events; W orking day: Kevin Moore

To achieve above-market performance in a declining price environment, the procurement manager must utilize multiple sourcing options.

Outperforming the market price reductions: in a period of declining market prices, procurement organizations must deliver and measure price reductions in excess of the market, while exceeding goals for quality, service, and innovation

MIDLAND building and restoration contractor Linford Group has appointed David Moran as its new procurement manager.

Moran's man for Linford

recycling plants send fiber to four of the seven Durango mills in Mexico, according to Rogelio Silva, a procurement manager for the company.

Supplying a demand: the recyclers of Durango McKinley Paper Co. help furnish their corporate mills in the United States and Mexico

Plus, there's the time savings in not having to deal with multiple companies--a major factor when the procurement manager may have two other titles as well.

One-stop shopping: cultivating a good relationship with your distributor pays big dividends

Under the terms of the agreement, Elcom will provide its PECOS Internet Procurement Manager to be combined with eZoka's TradeLinx.

Elcom and eZoka team to offer joint marketing services and products

The Howell Township Board of Education, has selected PECOS Internet Procurement Manager ("PECOS.ipm") to automate the purchasing of their IT products from Elcom Services Group, Inc., the company's wholly-owned IT product and services solutions subsidiary.

HOWELL TOWNSHIP SELECTS ELCOM'S EPROCUREMENT SOLUTION

Mick Burn, Coventry City Council's procurement manager (services) spoke about working with local authorities.