PROCUREMENTS Synonyms

• the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

• something acquired

• the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

• an ability that has been acquired by training

• the act of gathering something together

• anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company

• something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

• the act of buying

• an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'

• an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service

• a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

• wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed

• a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)

• equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.

• set the level or character of

• the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

• lowest support of a structure

• preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation

• a master's degree in arts and sciences

• informal terms for a mother

• one thousandth of an ampere

• a state in New England, with capital Boston; one of the original 13 colonies

• machines or machine systems collectively

• a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions

• the act of someone who picks up or takes something

• something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

• a basic or essential property shared by all members of a class

• any area set aside for a particular purpose

• a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished

• any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie

• (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel

• the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money

• the quality of profuse abundance

• an abundance of material possessions and resources

• property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange value

• clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing

• a supplementary component that improves capability

• someone who helps another person commit a crime

• aiding and abetting in a crime

• furnishing added support

• clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing

• clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing

• an increase by natural growth or addition

• something contributing to growth or increase

• (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases

• (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles

• (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment

• (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)

• the act of accumulating