procurement
procurement — 名詞
1. the activity of buying or obtaining all the goods, services, and materials that
採購
組織獲取所需物資或服務的過程
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.
The hospital's procurement team spent six months finding a reliable glove supplier.
醫院的採購團隊花了六個月尋找可靠的手套供應商。
procurement team — organisational unit that handles purchasing
Government procurement rules require that large contracts go through a public bidding process.
政府採購法規要求大型合約必須經過公開招標程序。
government procurement — common in administrative and legal contexts
Thanks to better planning, the school's procurement office saved 30% on textbooks this year.
由於規劃更完善，學校的採購辦公室今年省下了 30% 的教科書費用。
Rohan works in procurement—he buys everything from lab equipment to office chairs.
Rohan 負責採購——從實驗室設備到辦公椅都是他買的。
works in procurement — describing a role or department
Soraya checks each delivery carefully before the procurement team accepts the shipment.
Soraya 仔細檢查每一批貨物，之後採購團隊才會確認收貨。
- public procurement
- government procurement
- defence procurement
- procurement process
- procurement department
- procurement manager
- procurement team
- procurement strategy
- 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
- 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
同根字
- procure動詞B2
- procurer名詞C1
- procurable形容詞C2