procurable

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prəˈkjʊərəbl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prō kyŏŏrə bəl, prə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pro•cur•a•ble  (prō kyŏŏrə bəl, prə-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. obtainable.
  • procure + -able 1605–15

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
pro•cure /proʊˈkyʊr, prə-/USA pronunciation   v., -cured, -cur•ing. 
  1. to obtain (something) by care or effort:[+ object]to procure secret documents.
  2. to obtain (a person) for prostitution: [+ object]procuring young prostitutes.[no object]arrested for procuring.
pro•cur•a•ble, adj. 
pro•cure•ment, n. [uncountable]checking government procurement contracts.
pro•cur•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pro•cure  (prō kyŏŏr, prə-),USA pronunciation v., -cured, -cur•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means:to procure evidence.
  2. to bring about, esp. by unscrupulous and indirect means:to procure secret documents.
  3. to obtain (a person) for the purpose of prostitution.

v.i. 
  1. to act as a procurer or pimp.
  • Latin prōcūrāre to take care of. See pro-1, cure
  • Middle English procuren 1250–1300
pro•curement, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged gain, win. See get. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged contrive.
    • 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pander, pimp.
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lose.


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