Word of the week: "procure"

Source: "With Russia's $650 billion rearmament plan, the bear sharpens its teeth" by Fred Weir, 28 Feb. 2011.

Sentence: "Russia's military is launching its biggest rearmament effort since Soviet times, including a $650 billion program to procure 1,000 new helicopters, 600 combat planes, 100 warships, and 8 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines."

Definition: —verb (used with object) 1. to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means. 2. to bring about, especially by unscrupulous and indirect means. 3. to obtain (a person) for the purpose of prostitution.

In this article, "procure" is used in reference to the obtainment of aircrafts and submarines by the use of special means and effort—the $650 billion program.

Works Cited

"procure." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, LLC, 2011. Web. 1 March 2011.

Weir, Fred. "With Russia's $650 billion rearmament plan, the bear sharpens its teeth." Yahoo! News: World. Yahoo!, 28 Feb. 2011. Web. 1 March 2011.