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Curate vs Procurement - What's the difference?

curate | procurement |

As nouns the difference between curate and procurement

is that curate is an assistant rector or vicar while procurement is (uncountable) the purchasing department of a company.

As a verb curate

is to act as a curator for.

curate

English

Etymology 1

From .

Noun

(en noun)
  • an assistant rector or vicar
  • a parish priest
    • Derived terms
    * curate's egg

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (curat)
  • To act as a curator for.
    • She curated the traveling exhibition.
    They carefully curated the recovered artifacts.
  • To apply selectivity and taste to, as a collection of fashion items or web pages.
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  • To work or act as a curator.
    • Not only does he curate for the museum, he manages the office and fund-raises.
    Derived terms
    * curated

    See also

    * ("curate" on Wikipedia)

    Anagrams

    * * English heteronyms ----

    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