procures
Secures through effort
Procures is the third-person singular of procure, meaning to obtain or acquire something, often with effort or special arrangement.
The word carries a slightly formal tone: The office procures supplies through a government contract.
In legal contexts, procure often involves obtaining something illicit or arranging illegal services—particularly recruiting people for prostitution.
Gain possession of
- purchaseGoods obtained for payment
- obtainCome into possession of
- buyObtain through payment
- secureProtected from harm
get · fetch · source · gather · collect · attain · gain · win
Those who furnish goods
- vendorsThose who sell goods
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
- supply chainProduct delivery infrastructure
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
tendering · bidding · requisition · purchasing · outsourcing · commodities · inventory · provisioning
acquire
Gain possession of
secure · get · fetch · source · gather · collect · attain · gain · win · earn
suppliers
Those who furnish goods
- vendorsThose who sell goods
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
- supply chainProduct delivery infrastructure
logistics · tendering · bidding · requisition · purchasing · outsourcing · commodities · inventory · provisioning · allocation
procuressells
Transfers for payment
relinquishes · surrenders · gives away · divests · forfeits
procuresfails
Does not succeed
goes without · misses · lacks · falls short · strikes out
- military procurementPurchasing for armed forces
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