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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 somethingplay

  Familiarity information: PROCURANCE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PROCURANCE (noun)


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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