procurementn.

Brit.

/prəˈkjʊəm(ə)nt/,

/prəˈkjɔːm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/prəˈkjurm(ə)nt/,

/proʊˈkjʊrm(ə)nt/

Forms: Middle English procurment, Middle English prokyrment, Middle English–1500s procuremente, Middle English– procurement; Scottish pre-1700 procuirment, pre-1700 procurment, pre-1700 1700s– procurement.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; partly modelled on a French lexical item, and partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: procure v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: < procure v. + -ment suffix, partly after Anglo-Norman and Middle French procurement management, administration (13th cent. in Old French), persuasion, corrupt persuasion (13th cent. in Anglo-Norman), plotting (13th cent. in Anglo-Norman), aid (14th cent. in Anglo-Norman), action of obtaining (13th cent. in Old French) and post-classical Latin procuramentum instigation, agency (from 1275 in British sources). Compare procuring n.

a. The action or an act of causing, arranging, or bringing about, esp. through an agent; authorization, instigation; prompting, contrivance; (in early use) spec. the use of improper influence; bribery, inducement.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > attempt to effect something

procurementa1325

purchasec1330

the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > incitement or instigation > by instrumentality of an agent

procurementa1325

procuringa1325

procuration?a1425

procure?a1475

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > accomplishment of something by

procurementa1325

procuringa1325

procuration?a1425

procure?a1475

procurancy1533

procurance1559

a1325 Statutes of Realm (2011) xxxi. 92 Þat I sal soþ segge a[n] no'ȝ't withhelie..ne for loue, ne for hate, ne for abbettement, ne for procurement.

a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) 5953 Ȝyf þou hyre one out of seruyse Þurgh ȝyft or þurgh procurment, Þou synnest gretly.

c1400 Brut (Rawl. B. 171) 196 (MED) Edward, þrouȝ conseil and procurment of on Piers of Gauaston..had broke þe parkez of þe forsaide bisshope.

c1410 (c1390) G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Harl. 7334) (1885) §784 He þat bieth þinges espiritueles..be it by procurement [v.r. procurynge] or by fleisshly prayere of his frendes.

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 414 Prokyrment, procuracio.

a1475 (a1447) O. Bokenham Mappula Angliae in Englische Studien (1887) 10 12 (MED) Yf any walsshman had passid ouyr..be þe procurment of þe comite Harald, hit had byn a dede-worþi offence.

a1535 T. More Treat. Passion in Wks. (1557) 1281/1 By the procurement of the dyuel.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. ccxx^v In the presence of the people, (that there should be assembled by their procurementes) should vse and experiment suche like Traunses..as she vsed in the extremitie and extasy of her sickenes.

1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia (title page) Translated into Englyshe..at the procurement, and earnest request of George Tadlowe.

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 46 He was poisoned..at the procurement of..his sonne.

a1662 P. Heylyn Cyprianus Anglicus (1668) i. 181 Laud himself, by whose procurement his Majesties Declaration had been published.

1710 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1889) III. 80 The old Testament was translated into Irish at y^e Procurement of Bp. Bedel.

1767 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) III. 298 The bells began to ring, by the procurement of a neighbouring gentleman.

1842 H. J. Stephen New Comm. Laws Eng. II. 115 An act to be performed on his part or by his procurement.

1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped xxvii. 279 It was by his means and the procurement of my uncle, that I was kidnapped.

1905 Times 2 Aug. 3/5 That to the knowledge and by the procurement of the respondent a false case was in November, 1902, presented to the Court on behalf of the petitioner in the divorce proceedings.

1997 N.Y. Law Jrnl. (Nexis) 8 Sept. 25 Said adultery was committed without the consent, connivance or procurement of the plaintiff.

†b. An agent or instrument; a means. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means

keyOE

toolc1000

wherewithc1230

ministerc1380

meanc1390

instrumenta1425

organ?a1425

mesne1447

moyen1449

handlec1450

hackneya1500

receipta1500

operative1526

ingine1531

appliance1555

agent1579

matter1580

mids1581

wedge1581

wherewithal1583

shoeing-horn1587

engine1589

instrumental1598

Roaring Meg1598

procurement1601

organy1605

vehicle1615

vehiculuma1617

executioner1646

facility1652

operatory1660

instrumentality1663

expedient1665

agency1684

bladea1713

mechanic1924

mechanism1924

1601 J. Weever Mirror of Martyrs sig. Eij Sir Roger Acton, in the priests displeasure, Of my escape was thought the chiefe procurement.

1620 tr. G. Boccaccio Decameron ix. viii All his meanes and procurements meerly unable to maintaine expences for filling his belly.

a. The action of obtaining something; acquisition; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun] > by care or effort

procuration1483

attainment1549

gaininga1556

attain1559

attaininga1568

procurement1569

consecution1601

procural1771

1569 A. Golding tr. N. Hemmingsen Postill (new ed.) To Rdr. sig. Xx.vi^v Propiciation, procurement of mercy, forgiuenesse, attonement and fauour.

1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus i. 9 By all good meanes they labour the procurement and presence of it.

1629 A. Symmer Spirituall Posie Epist. sig. Aij^v The witty industry of man about the procurement of artificial smels.

1676 J. Lowde tr. M. Amyraldus Disc. concerning Divine Dreams v It would have been a small thing for God to have promis'd abundance of those gifts, which are truly miraculous, but such as of themselves are not effectual for the procurement of Salvation.

1702 S. Parker tr. Cicero Five Bks. De Finibus i. 23 Frequently..Pain and Labour prove a necessary Means towards the procurement of Exquisite Pleasures.

1757 W. Dodd Disc. on Miracles III. x. 456 The procurement of wealth and earthly treasures, engrossing the attention, can yet amuse and occupy the soul.

1847 H. Miller First Impressions Eng. viii. 135 Luxuries of difficult procurement.

1882 H. W. Beecher in Christian World 20 Apr. 251/3 Within proper bounds, the procurement of riches is training in morality.

1985 P. Cooke in D. Gregory & J. Urry Social Relations & Spatial Structures x. 215 The procurement by the state of a climate of responsibility outside work, in the family and community.

2002 Art Q. Spring 13/2 Both were means towards a single, unwavering end: the procurement of objects for the British Museum.

†b. A thing procured or obtained; an acquisition. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun] > that which is obtained or acquired > an acquisition or gain

perquisite1655

procurement1753

win1891

1753 N. Torriano Compendium Obstetricii 4 Nor is there now for Man any Pleasure or Procurement whatsoever without Labour to be had.

3. Originally Military: the action or process of obtaining equipment and supplies. Subsequently (esp. in Business): the acquisition of goods or services at the best possible price, in appropriate quantity, at the right time and place, etc.; this as a practice. Frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military organization > logistics > [noun] > provision or procurement of supplies

victualling1462

outputting1640

subsistence1642

procurement1918

1918 Washington Post 5 Jan. 6/3 The procurement division will have charge of the contracts for ordinance and supplies.

1939 Times 15 May 38/5 The gravest problem has been procurement.

1945 Sun (Baltimore) 30 Mar. 7-0/5 The committee will review the food procurement and stockpiling policies of war agencies.

1957 Economist 7 Sept. 838/3 Soldiers who can, without any lessening of their primal martial qualities, handle their logistical and procurement problems.

1966 Amer. Speech 41 300 It receives the plans and decisions of the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of the Air Force, and its own Chief of Staff, and translates them into training, logistic, and procurement programs.

1977 R.A.F. News 30 Mar. 10/4 It is then the task of the operational requirements staff to define the parameters in a detailed operational requirement which..is passed to the Procurement Executive who put it to industry to see how it can best be met.

1988 ICL Techn. Jrnl. 6 117 The IT user community will naturally wish to embrace Open Systems Interconnection as a means of gaining greater independence through multi-vendor procurement.

1994 Canad. Defence Q. Mar. 16/1 We should not be surprised that time and again defence policy seems inchoate and vulnerable, buffeted by politicians, treasury board officials, procurement officers, critics, or other self-interested parties.

2003 Electronics World Jan. 16/1 The growing pattern of procurement in Taiwan and offshore distribution indicates that Taiwan—or ‘Silicon Island’ as it likes to be called—is slowly achieving that goal.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	procurement
释义	procurementn. Brit. /prəˈkjʊəm(ə)nt/, /prəˈkjɔːm(ə)nt/, U.S. /prəˈkjurm(ə)nt/, /proʊˈkjʊrm(ə)nt/ Forms: Middle English procurment, Middle English prokyrment, Middle English–1500s procuremente, Middle English– procurement; Scottish pre-1700 procuirment, pre-1700 procurment, pre-1700 1700s– procurement. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; partly modelled on a French lexical item, and partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: procure v., -ment suffix. Etymology: < procure v. + -ment suffix, partly after Anglo-Norman and Middle French procurement management, administration (13th cent. in Old French), persuasion, corrupt persuasion (13th cent. in Anglo-Norman), plotting (13th cent. in Anglo-Norman), aid (14th cent. in Anglo-Norman), action of obtaining (13th cent. in Old French) and post-classical Latin procuramentum instigation, agency (from 1275 in British sources). Compare procuring n. 1. a. The action or an act of causing, arranging, or bringing about, esp. through an agent; authorization, instigation; prompting, contrivance; (in early use) spec. the use of improper influence; bribery, inducement. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > attempt to effect something procurementa1325 purchasec1330 the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > incitement or instigation > by instrumentality of an agent procurementa1325 procuringa1325 procuration?a1425 procure?a1475 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > accomplishment of something by procurementa1325 procuringa1325 procuration?a1425 procure?a1475 procurancy1533 procurance1559 a1325 Statutes of Realm (2011) xxxi. 92 Þat I sal soþ segge a[n] no'ȝ't withhelie..ne for loue, ne for hate, ne for abbettement, ne for procurement. a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) 5953 Ȝyf þou hyre one out of seruyse Þurgh ȝyft or þurgh procurment, Þou synnest gretly. c1400 Brut (Rawl. B. 171) 196 (MED) Edward, þrouȝ conseil and procurment of on Piers of Gauaston..had broke þe parkez of þe forsaide bisshope. c1410 (c1390) G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Harl. 7334) (1885) §784 He þat bieth þinges espiritueles..be it by procurement [v.r. procurynge] or by fleisshly prayere of his frendes. Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 414 Prokyrment, procuracio. a1475 (a1447) O. Bokenham Mappula Angliae in Englische Studien (1887) 10 12 (MED) Yf any walsshman had passid ouyr..be þe procurment of þe comite Harald, hit had byn a dede-worþi offence. a1535 T. More Treat. Passion in Wks. (1557) 1281/1 By the procurement of the dyuel. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. ccxx^v In the presence of the people, (that there should be assembled by their procurementes) should vse and experiment suche like Traunses..as she vsed in the extremitie and extasy of her sickenes. 1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia (title page) Translated into Englyshe..at the procurement, and earnest request of George Tadlowe. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 46 He was poisoned..at the procurement of..his sonne. a1662 P. Heylyn Cyprianus Anglicus (1668) i. 181 Laud himself, by whose procurement his Majesties Declaration had been published. 1710 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1889) III. 80 The old Testament was translated into Irish at y^e Procurement of Bp. Bedel. 1767 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) III. 298 The bells began to ring, by the procurement of a neighbouring gentleman. 1842 H. J. Stephen New Comm. Laws Eng. II. 115 An act to be performed on his part or by his procurement. 1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped xxvii. 279 It was by his means and the procurement of my uncle, that I was kidnapped. 1905 Times 2 Aug. 3/5 That to the knowledge and by the procurement of the respondent a false case was in November, 1902, presented to the Court on behalf of the petitioner in the divorce proceedings. 1997 N.Y. Law Jrnl. (Nexis) 8 Sept. 25 Said adultery was committed without the consent, connivance or procurement of the plaintiff. †b. An agent or instrument; a means. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means keyOE toolc1000 wherewithc1230 ministerc1380 meanc1390 instrumenta1425 organ?a1425 mesne1447 moyen1449 handlec1450 hackneya1500 receipta1500 operative1526 ingine1531 appliance1555 agent1579 matter1580 mids1581 wedge1581 wherewithal1583 shoeing-horn1587 engine1589 instrumental1598 Roaring Meg1598 procurement1601 organy1605 vehicle1615 vehiculuma1617 executioner1646 facility1652 operatory1660 instrumentality1663 expedient1665 agency1684 bladea1713 mechanic1924 mechanism1924 1601 J. Weever Mirror of Martyrs sig. Eij Sir Roger Acton, in the priests displeasure, Of my escape was thought the chiefe procurement. 1620 tr. G. Boccaccio Decameron ix. viii All his meanes and procurements meerly unable to maintaine expences for filling his belly. 2. a. The action of obtaining something; acquisition; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun] > by care or effort procuration1483 attainment1549 gaininga1556 attain1559 attaininga1568 procurement1569 consecution1601 procural1771 1569 A. Golding tr. N. Hemmingsen Postill (new ed.) To Rdr. sig. Xx.vi^v Propiciation, procurement of mercy, forgiuenesse, attonement and fauour. 1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus i. 9 By all good meanes they labour the procurement and presence of it. 1629 A. Symmer Spirituall Posie Epist. sig. Aij^v The witty industry of man about the procurement of artificial smels. 1676 J. Lowde tr. M. Amyraldus Disc. concerning Divine Dreams v It would have been a small thing for God to have promis'd abundance of those gifts, which are truly miraculous, but such as of themselves are not effectual for the procurement of Salvation. 1702 S. Parker tr. Cicero Five Bks. De Finibus i. 23 Frequently..Pain and Labour prove a necessary Means towards the procurement of Exquisite Pleasures. 1757 W. Dodd Disc. on Miracles III. x. 456 The procurement of wealth and earthly treasures, engrossing the attention, can yet amuse and occupy the soul. 1847 H. Miller First Impressions Eng. viii. 135 Luxuries of difficult procurement. 1882 H. W. Beecher in Christian World 20 Apr. 251/3 Within proper bounds, the procurement of riches is training in morality. 1985 P. Cooke in D. Gregory & J. Urry Social Relations & Spatial Structures x. 215 The procurement by the state of a climate of responsibility outside work, in the family and community. 2002 Art Q. Spring 13/2 Both were means towards a single, unwavering end: the procurement of objects for the British Museum. †b. A thing procured or obtained; an acquisition. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > [noun] > that which is obtained or acquired > an acquisition or gain perquisite1655 procurement1753 win1891 1753 N. Torriano Compendium Obstetricii 4 Nor is there now for Man any Pleasure or Procurement whatsoever without Labour to be had. 3. Originally Military: the action or process of obtaining equipment and supplies. Subsequently (esp. in Business): the acquisition of goods or services at the best possible price, in appropriate quantity, at the right time and place, etc.; this as a practice. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > logistics > [noun] > provision or procurement of supplies victualling1462 outputting1640 subsistence1642 procurement1918 1918 Washington Post 5 Jan. 6/3 The procurement division will have charge of the contracts for ordinance and supplies. 1939 Times 15 May 38/5 The gravest problem has been procurement. 1945 Sun (Baltimore) 30 Mar. 7-0/5 The committee will review the food procurement and stockpiling policies of war agencies. 1957 Economist 7 Sept. 838/3 Soldiers who can, without any lessening of their primal martial qualities, handle their logistical and procurement problems. 1966 Amer. Speech 41 300 It receives the plans and decisions of the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of the Air Force, and its own Chief of Staff, and translates them into training, logistic, and procurement programs. 1977 R.A.F. News 30 Mar. 10/4 It is then the task of the operational requirements staff to define the parameters in a detailed operational requirement which..is passed to the Procurement Executive who put it to industry to see how it can best be met. 1988 ICL Techn. Jrnl. 6 117 The IT user community will naturally wish to embrace Open Systems Interconnection as a means of gaining greater independence through multi-vendor procurement. 1994 Canad. Defence Q. Mar. 16/1 We should not be surprised that time and again defence policy seems inchoate and vulnerable, buffeted by politicians, treasury board officials, procurement officers, critics, or other self-interested parties. 2003 Electronics World Jan. 16/1 The growing pattern of procurement in Taiwan and offshore distribution indicates that Taiwan—or ‘Silicon Island’ as it likes to be called—is slowly achieving that goal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1325
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