How to pronounce “procurement”
Say “procurement” in 3 beats
procurement
/pɹoʊˈkjʊɹmənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɹəkjʊəmənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- pɹoʊpɹoʊ
- kjʊɹkjʊɹstress
- məntmənt
- IPA (American)
- /pɹoʊˈkjʊɹmənt/
- IPA (British)
- /pɹəkjʊəmənt/
- Respelling
- proh-KYUUR-muhnt
- Syllables
- 3 — pɹoʊ-KJƱɹ-mənt
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: pɹoʊ-KJƱɹ-mənt. “kjʊɹ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/pɹoʊˈkjʊɹmənt/
/pɹəkjʊəmənt/
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What “procurement” means
- noun
the act of getting possession of something
“he was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies”
Say it in a sentence
“Procurement rules require three quotes for anything large.”“procurement”, answered
How do you pronounce “procurement”?
“procurement” is pronounced /pɹoʊˈkjʊɹmənt/ (proh-KYUUR-muhnt) in American English and /pɹəkjʊəmənt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “kjʊɹ”. Build it as pɹoʊ-KJƱɹ-mənt, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “procurement” have?
3: pɹoʊ · kjʊɹ · mənt. The beat lands on the second, “kjʊɹ”.
Is “procurement” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /pɹoʊˈkjʊɹmənt/ (proh-KYUUR-muhnt); British English says /pɹəkjʊəmənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “procurement” mean?
As a noun: the act of getting possession of something For example: “he was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies”
Where is the stress in “procurement”?
Stress the second syllable: pɹoʊ-KJƱɹ-mənt. “kjʊɹ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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