Procurement
noun
1.
the act of procuring, or obtaining or getting by effort, care, or the use of special means:
The organ procurement procedure is very complicated.
2.
the act of obtaining equipment, materials, or supplies:
The secretary of defense argued in favor of increasing the budget for procurement.
noun
1.
the act or an instance of procuring
2.
(commerce)
the act of buying
(as modifier): procurement cost, procurement budget
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