procuring
Securing for oneself
Procuring is obtaining something, often through effort or special arrangement.
The word carries a formal or bureaucratic tone in contexts like procuring supplies for the expedition or procuring the necessary permits.
In legal usage, procuring specifically means arranging prostitution for others—a procurer is a pimp.
Getting possession of
- securingMaking firmly fixed
- sourcingObtaining from suppliers
- gettingComing into possession
- fetchingAppealingly good-looking
gathering · acquiring · purchasing · buying · shopping · selecting · collecting · retrieving
One who sells goods
- supplierSource of goods
- buyerOne who acquires things
- sellerOne who trades goods
- contractorHired construction professional
wholesaler · retailer · merchant · broker · middleman · distributor · manufacturer · invoice
Profiting from prostitutes
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
- solicitingActively seeking responses
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- fencingCombat with blunted blades
bootlegging · black-market · contraband · bribery · kickbacks · under-the-table · facilitating · arranging
Negotiating mutually acceptable terms
- hagglingNegotiating a lower price
- deal-makingNegotiating agreements between parties
- contractingReducing in volume
- termsConditions of an agreement
pricing · bidding · tendering · quoting · RFP · concession · compromise · mediation
Production-to-consumer pathway
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
- transportationMoving people or goods
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
delivery · fulfillment · freight · cargo · dispatch · tracking · import · export
obtaining
Getting possession of
fetching · gathering · acquiring · purchasing · buying · shopping · selecting · collecting · retrieving · extracting
vendor
One who sells goods
contractor · wholesaler · retailer · merchant · broker · middleman · distributor · manufacturer · invoice · receipt
pimping
Profiting from prostitutes
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
- solicitingActively seeking responses
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
fencing · bootlegging · black-market · contraband · bribery · kickbacks · under-the-table · facilitating · arranging · fixing
bargaining
Negotiating mutually acceptable terms
- hagglingNegotiating a lower price
- deal-makingNegotiating agreements between parties
- contractingReducing in volume
terms · pricing · bidding · tendering · quoting · RFP · concession · compromise · mediation · agreement
supply-chain
Production-to-consumer pathway
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
- transportationMoving people or goods
shipping · delivery · fulfillment · freight · cargo · dispatch · tracking · import · export · inventory
- acquiringobtaining, getting, grabbing, seizing, taking
- supply chainsupply, supplier, delivering, suppliers, vendor
- distributingdistributing, dispensing, allocating, apportioning, doling out
- spendingspending, shopping, purchases, expenses, bills
procuringrelinquishing
Voluntarily giving up possession
surrendering · giving away · forfeiting · losing · divesting
procure, procurement, procured, procures, procurer, procurable, procurator, procurers, procurements