approvvigionamento

supply

noun ahp-prohv-vee-joh-nah-MEN-toh Rare

Also means

procurement

Usage Note

Approvvigionamento is a formal and technical term covering the sourcing and supply of goods or resources — approvvigionamento energetico (energy supply), approvvigionamento militare (military procurement). The plural is approvvigionamenti. The related verb is approvvigionare (to supply, to provision); approvvigionarsi (reflexive) means to stock up.

Examples

"Il contratto riguarda l'approvvigionamento di materie prime."

Natural Translation

The contract concerns the supply of raw materials.

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