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Buyer vs Procurement - What's the difference?

buyer | procurement |

As nouns the difference between buyer and procurement

is that buyer is event while procurement is (uncountable) the purchasing department of a company.

buyer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who makes one or more purchases.
    • Every person who steps through the door is a potential buyer , so acknowledge their presence.
  • (retailing) A person who purchases items for resale in a retail establishment.
    • The supermarket's new buyer decided to stock a larger range of vegetarian foods.
  • (manufacturing) A person who purchases items consumed or used as components in the manufacture of products.

    • Synonyms

    * (retailing and manufacturing senses) purchasing agent

    Derived terms

    * buyer's remorse

    Anagrams

    * * English agent nouns

    procurement

    English

    (wikipedia procurement)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The purchasing department of a company.
  • (countable) The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment.
    • He was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies.
    I have a lot of experience in the procurement of construction materials and sub-contracts.
  • Efficient contrivance; management; agency.
    • They think it done by her procurement . -Dryden.

    Derived terms

    * chief procurement officer