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requisition

Syllabification: (req·ui·si·tion)
Pronunciation: /ˌrekwəˈziSHən/
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Definition of requisition

noun

  • an official order laying claim to the use of property or materials:I had to make various requisitions for staff and accommodations
  • a formal written demand that some duty should be performed or something be put into operation.
  • the appropriation of goods, especially for military or public use.

verb

[with object]
  • demand the use or supply of, especially by official order and for military or public use:the government had assumed powers to requisition cereal products at fixed prices
  • demand the performance or occurrence of:one of the investors has requisitioned a special meeting

Derivatives

requisitioner

noun

Origin:

late Middle English (as a noun in the sense 'request, demand'): from Old French, or from Latin requisitio(n-), from requirere 'search for' (see require). The verb dates from the mid 19th century

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