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PROCURANCE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does procurance mean?
• PROCURANCE (noun)
The noun PROCURANCE has 1 sense:
1. the act of getting possession of something
Familiarity information: PROCURANCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of getting possession of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
procural; procurance; procurement
Context example:
he was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies
Hypernyms ("procurance" is a kind of...):
acquisition (the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something)
Derivation:
procure (get by special effort)
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