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
VERB
努力获得；设法取得
If you procure something, especially something that is difficult to get, you obtain it.