Reducing waste by incorporating med materials into production can cut costs and decrease the price of procurement: less to be procured from the outside and more to be re-utilized from the inside.
2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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（为军队或其他组织的）采购，购买
Procurement is the act of obtaining something such as supplies for an army or other organization.