procurement

/prəˈkjʊəmənt/ (bre, ipa) · /prəˈkjʊrmənt/ (ame, ipa) · /prə-ˈkyu̇r-mənt prō-/ (ame, mw)

procurement — noun

1. the activity of buying or obtaining all the goods, services, and materials that

1.名詞B2
釋義

the activity of buying or obtaining all the goods, services, and materials that an organisation needs in order to function — for example, a hospital ordering surgical supplies, or a government agency buying office equipment through a formal bidding process.

例句

The hospital's procurement team spent six months finding a reliable glove supplier.

procurement team — organisational unit that handles purchasing

Government procurement rules require that large contracts go through a public bidding process.

government procurement — common in administrative and legal contexts

同義詞
  • purchasing

    more general and less formal; used for both personal and organisational buying

  • sourcing

    focuses on finding and evaluating suppliers rather than the full buying process

  • acquisition

    broader in scope; can include obtaining companies, land, or assets, not just supplies

反義詞
  • disposal

    the act of getting rid of assets or surplus goods

文法句型

procurement + of + [goods/services]

procurement + department/team/process

用法筆記

Uncountable; do not say 'a procurement' or 'procurements' for this sense. Frequently used as a modifier (procurement manager, procurement process), especially in business and government writing.

常見錯誤

❌I did the procurement for our family dinner.
✅I did the shopping for our family dinner.
💡'procurement' is used for large-scale organisational purchasing, not everyday errands.
❌We have three procurements this quarter.
✅We have three procurement projects this quarter.
💡'procurement' is uncountable; a countable noun like 'project' or 'contract' is needed.