procurement

English

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /prəˈkjʊə.mənt/, X-SAMPA: /pr@"kjU@.m@nt/

Noun

procurement (countable and uncountable; plural procurements)

1. (uncountable) The purchasing department of a company.
2. (countable) The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment.

   He was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies.

   I have a lot of experience in the procurement of construction materials and sub-contracts.

3. Efficient contrivance; management; agency.

   They think it done by her procurement. -Dryden.

Derived terms

• chief procurement officer

Translations

purchasing department of a company

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 採購部門, 采购部门 (cǎigòu bùmén)

• Danish: indkøbsafdeling (da) c
• Dutch: inkoop (nl), inkoopafdeling (nl)
• Finnish: hankintaosasto (fi), osto-osasto (fi)
• French: achats (fr) m pl

• German: Einkauf (de) m
• Hungarian: beszerzés (hu)
• Polish: zaopatrzenie (pl) n
• Portuguese: compras (pt), suprimentos (pt)
• Russian: отдел закупа (ru) (otdel zakupa)

act of procuring or obtaining

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 採購 (cmn), 采购 (cmn) (cǎigòu)

• Danish: indkøb (da) n, fremskaffelse (da) c
• Dutch: inkoop (nl)
• Finnish: hankinta (fi), ostaminen (fi)

• German: Beschaffung (de)
• Hungarian: beszerzés (hu)
• Polish: zaopatrzenie (pl) n
• Portuguese: obtenção (pt) f

efficient contrivance; management; agency

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Translations to be checked

• Spanish: consecución (es) f, adquisición (es) f, abastecimiento (es) m

• Portuguese: aquisição (pt) f