different between procurement vs hrm

English

Etymology

From Old French procurement, from procurer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???kj??.m?nt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /p???kj???.m?nt/, /p?o??kj???.m?nt/

Noun

procurement (countable and uncountable, plural procurements)

1. (uncountable) The purchasing department of a company.
2. (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.

3. Efficient contrivance; management; agency.

   They think it done by her procurement. -Dryden.

Derived terms

• chief procurement officer

Translations

Old French

Alternative forms

• procurment (less common)

Etymology

procurer +? -ment.

Noun

procurement m (oblique plural procuremenz or procurementz, nominative singular procuremenz or procurementz, nominative plural procurement)

1. procurement; obtainment; obtention
2. persuasion
3. dishonest obtainment; obtainment by trickery

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (procurement)
• procurement on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

English

Alternative forms

• hrmm, hrmmm, hrmmmm ...

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h???m/

Interjection

hrm!

1. Expresses a moment of particular curiosity or thoughtfulness.

Synonyms

• aah, ah, er, hmm, umm

Egyptian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ???? (Rh?m?), from Latin R?ma.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /h?r?m/
  • Conventional anglicization: herem

Proper noun

 m./f. topo.

1. Rome, Italy
   • c. 27 B.C.E.–14 C.E., Opet Temple at Karnak, north exterior wall, base, second register, 232.4–232.5 [Cfeetk 149365/KIU 3946]:

Alternative forms