Procuring - English meaning

verb

Buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself.

Usage examples:

I managed to acquire all the books i needed

verb

Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

verb

To obtain or begin to have something

Usage examples:

His family acquired the property in 1985., she acquired her love of the outdoors as a child.

verb

Obtain in exchange for payment.

Usage examples:

She bought six first-class stamps

noun

A purchase.

Usage examples:

Wine is rarely a good buy in duty-free shops

verb

To obtain something by paying money for it

Usage examples:

She was saving to buy a car., he bought some flowers for his girlfriend., she’ll never buy that sto…

phrasal verb

Obtain, especially accidentally

phrasal verb

To obtain something

Usage examples:

A good boss is not so easy to come by., it's unclear how he came by his wealth.

phrasal verb

To get something, using effort, by chance or in a way that has not been explained

Usage examples:

Cheap organic food is still difficult to come by., i'd like to know how she came by that black eye.

verb

Discover or perceive by chance or unexpectedly.

Usage examples:

Lindsey looked up to find neil watching her

noun

A discovery of something valuable, typically something of archaeological interest.

Usage examples:

He made his most spectacular finds in the valley of the kings

Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

verb

Come to have (something); receive.

Usage examples:

I got a letter from him the other day

noun

See have.

verb

Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

idiom

Get into one's hands, take physically

phrase

Grasp physically.

Usage examples:

She snatched up the nearest thing that her hand could get hold of.

phrase

To start holding something or someone

Usage examples:

He took hold of one end of the carpet and tugged., i just managed to grab hold of lucy before she f…

phrase

To start to use and control something such as a building or piece of land that you may or may not own

Usage examples:

We've already bought the house but we won't take possession of it until may., if they can't pay the…

verb

Get, acquire, or secure (something).

Usage examples:

Adequate insurance cover is difficult to obtain

verb

Come into possession of

collocation

Take and lift upward

phrasal verb

Take hold of and lift or move someone or something.

Usage examples:

I reached out and picked up a magazine

phrasal verb

Go somewhere to collect someone, typically in one's car.

Usage examples:

Will you pick the children up from school?

verb

Acquire (something) by paying for it; buy.

Usage examples:

Mr gill spotted the manuscript at a local auction and purchased it for £1,500

noun

The action of buying something.

Usage examples:

The large number of videos currently available for purchase

noun

Acquire by means of a financial transaction

adjective

Fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost.

Usage examples:

Check to ensure that all nuts and bolts are secure

verb

Fix or attach (something) firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost.

Usage examples:

Pins secure the handle to the main body

adjective

Free from risk and the threat of change for the worse

Usage examples:

A secure job, people want to feel secure economically., the museum has a large endowment, so its fu…