procurement (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[procurement 词源字典]
c. 1300, "use of improper influence," from Old French procurement "management, stewardship" (13c.), from procurer (see procure). Meaning "process of bringing something about" (by the action of another) is from c. 1400. Military use by 1949, American English.[procurement etymology, procurement origin, 英语词源]