# procurement

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɹəˈkjʊə.mənt/ · frequency rank #11,584

## Definitions
1. The purchasing department of a company.
2. The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment.
3. Efficient contrivance; management; agency.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English procurement, from Old French procurement, from procurer.

## Common misspellings (17)
`porcurement`, `pprocurement`, `prcourement`, `proccurement`, `procruement`, `procuerment`, `procureemnt`, `procuremennt`, `procurementt`, `procuremetn`, `procuremment`, `procuremnet`, `procurmeent`, `procurrement`, `proucrement`, `prrocurement`, `rpocurement`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/procurement