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单词 requisition
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Definition of requisition in English:

requisition

noun ˌrɛkwɪˈzɪʃ(ə)nˌrɛkwəˈzɪʃ(ə)n
  • 1An official order laying claim to the use of property or materials.

    I had to make various requisitions for staff and accommodation
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The application needed to be built quickly and cheaply because constraints in the purchasing and tenuous acquisition processes ruled out any new requisitions until the beginning of the next fiscal quarter.
    • Many missions require you to use a specific plane so always keep some extra requisitions handy for some last minute upgrades.
    • Even though the company plans to hire 4,500 people worldwide this quarter, ‘I still approve every requisition in the company for head count,’ he says.
    • Perhaps a more appropriate figure to compare to the experimental data percentages would be the percent of all state legislators who voted to fully fund the requisitions.
    • The number of requisitions depends on your ability to fulfill both primary and secondary objectives of each mission.
    • Tanj grinned back at him; ‘Oh, its simple, really; all you have to do is submit a requisition for my time, in triplicate, justifying the need, and get Jenka to sign it.’
    • As organisations look to reduce cost and increase responsiveness, the ability for customers to view their own account records or for employees to process HR requisitions, for example, will offer huge benefits.
    • Thanks to e-procurement, the turnaround time for approving purchase requisitions is down from 2 weeks to 24 hours.
    • One of the first industrial requisitions was that of the textile factory Bellavista Tome.
    • The ability of Forward Support Battalions to electronically pass and track supply requisitions cannot be overstated.
    • He actually apologized for the delay in the last requisition.
    • Your explanation about repair requisitions and material transfers was an excellent cover.
    • Orders on the factory and material requisitions were issued to foremen, transfers between departments and into store were all recorded.
    • In the prior process, you had to staff a whole purchasing department and send a requisition in to them, and you'd bring in too much invariably because you had to stock up on materials.
    • ‘Got more requisitions for the captain to sign,’ he replied.
    • They tell me I have to send a work requisition and that they are going to mail me the form.
    • Without revenue, except for meager voluntary state requisitions, Congress could not even pay the interest on its outstanding debt.
    • The chaos of the past has given way to an ordered structure where if you want to get a pen, you have to fill in a stationery requisition form in triplicate.
    • Hastily organized units soon bombarded the War Department for requisitions and instructions; with limited resources, the government could not provide the necessary arms and accoutrements for its troops.
    • The Agency received a 1 per cent commission for handling such requisitions, which, owing to their size and their uniformity and low attendant processing costs, were highly profitable.
    Synonyms
    order, purchase order, request, call, application
    claim, demand, summons
    British indent
    1. 1.1 A formal written demand that something should be performed or put into operation.
      requisitions for an Extraordinary General Meeting must state the business to be transacted
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Further the plaintiff requisitioned a Certificate of Stay to be issued by the Registrar despite the fact that this case was not one for which an automatic stay could be issued.
    2. 1.2Law A demand to the vendor of a property for the official search relating to the title.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • If he had found out, would that have founded a proper requisition on title?
      • It would not strictly be a requisition on title, I would not think, but sometimes requisitions go to matters customarily that do not really relate to title.
      • It would ordinarily be the subject of requisition on title and the obligation of the purchaser to satisfy himself/herself of the identity of that which it is proposed to convey with the title that is to be conveyed.
    3. 1.3mass noun The appropriation of goods for military or public use.
      requisition of grain at the point of a gun proved a novel experience for the peasantry
      Synonyms
      appropriation, commandeering, possession, takeover, taking over, occupation
      seizure, confiscation, expropriation, sequestration
verb ˌrɛkwɪˈzɪʃ(ə)nˌrɛkwəˈzɪʃ(ə)n
[with object]
  • 1Demand the use or supply of (something) by official order.

    the government had assumed powers to requisition cereal products at fixed prices
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The government stopped its policy of requisitioning the peasants' entire crop and instead began to take only what was needed to meet the minimum requirements of the army and urban workers.
    • In their zone of occupation in the Pfalz, the French requisitioned wine on a grand scale.
    • Arranged in a crescent, the charges tore up the ground in huge trenches; Leral had requisitioned the highest-grade powder Gratze had, and this night, it had worked to satisfaction.
    • The Red Army requisitioned all foodstuff it could lay its hands on for its own use, as well as for shipping it back home - without any regard for the starving local population.
    • We've also requisitioned every watt of power within the city to power the positron cannon.
    • On 28 July 1914, with the black wrack of imminent war rolling in from the east, Churchill requisitioned them both for the Royal Navy.
    • As he cycled the inner lock I said, ‘Kusaa, if you be good enough to requisition the supplies, we'll clean up a bit.’
    • Alicia, I hate to do this to you after all the work you did to requisition those spare cots for our refugees, but it turns out we won't need them.
    • I've requisitioned more oil from Cosh, and expect wagons any day.
    • When you requisition those parts for a ship or something I thought it was something for a science project.
    • To support the larger number of troops, the state mobilized the wherewithal of war as never before, requisitioning food, material, and labour to supply its armies.
    • Where a sewer is requisitioned, the sewerage undertaker may require contribution to the cost from the person requisitioning the sewer.
    • These points serve as currency for requisitioning units and calling for fire support.
    • Unlike Finley, who chastised Tripler for not following proper procedures in requisitioning hospital buildings, Hammond did not obstruct Letterman's end-run around the War Department to organize an ambulance corps.
    • The soldiers were requisitioning things left and right, not good for an occupying army.
    • Parker's probably requisitioning a car as we speak.
    • We can't requisition information with no grounds but we expect the firms to reply.
    • Mehmetçik escapes from a forced labour battalion and becomes a famous bandit, while Adulhamid Hodja dies of a broken heart when soldiers requisition his horse.
    • She could requisition the songs, let the songwriters do their work, she could come in with her lyrics and sing as extraordinarily as ever and poof!
    • It was a German military vehicle, and Ava assumed that some Americans had requisitioned it and were out on a joyride.
    Synonyms
    commandeer, appropriate, take, take over, take possession of, occupy
    seize, confiscate, expropriate, sequestrate, sequester
    1. 1.1 Demand the performance or occurrence of.
      a stakeholder has requisitioned an extraordinary general meeting
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He also aspired to the role of executioner, warning McLoughlin that if he was not gone in three months he would requisition a shareholders’ meeting to remove him ‘unceremoniously’.
      • Requisitioning a meeting requires a higher level of shareholder support.
      • Besides the rights which you enjoy as an individual shareholder, you also enjoy the rights to requisition an Extraordinary General Meeting.
      • Who was the genius who requisitioned a poll?
      Synonyms
      request, order, call for, apply for, put in a claim for, put in for
      demand

Derivatives

  • requisitioner

  • noun
    • Many peasants were hanged, either to encourage the others or because the requisitioners were convinced that they had hidden their grain (sometimes they had but more often they had not).
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The requisitioner has to contribute towards the cost of the public sewer.
  • requisitionist

  • noun
    • From what we have heard to date, our shareholders, aside from the three institutional requisitionists, overwhelmingly take a dim view of Henderson's proposals and support the board's proposals.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The issue Ms Smith conspicuously fails to address is whether her non-disclosure of the fact that her partner was one of the requisitionists for the meeting was a breach of company policy.

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.

 
 

Definition of requisition in US English:

requisition

nounˌrekwəˈziSH(ə)nˌrɛkwəˈzɪʃ(ə)n
  • 1An official order laying claim to the use of property or materials.

    I had to make various requisitions for staff and accommodations
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The chaos of the past has given way to an ordered structure where if you want to get a pen, you have to fill in a stationery requisition form in triplicate.
    • One of the first industrial requisitions was that of the textile factory Bellavista Tome.
    • The Agency received a 1 per cent commission for handling such requisitions, which, owing to their size and their uniformity and low attendant processing costs, were highly profitable.
    • They tell me I have to send a work requisition and that they are going to mail me the form.
    • The number of requisitions depends on your ability to fulfill both primary and secondary objectives of each mission.
    • As organisations look to reduce cost and increase responsiveness, the ability for customers to view their own account records or for employees to process HR requisitions, for example, will offer huge benefits.
    • Your explanation about repair requisitions and material transfers was an excellent cover.
    • In the prior process, you had to staff a whole purchasing department and send a requisition in to them, and you'd bring in too much invariably because you had to stock up on materials.
    • Perhaps a more appropriate figure to compare to the experimental data percentages would be the percent of all state legislators who voted to fully fund the requisitions.
    • The application needed to be built quickly and cheaply because constraints in the purchasing and tenuous acquisition processes ruled out any new requisitions until the beginning of the next fiscal quarter.
    • Tanj grinned back at him; ‘Oh, its simple, really; all you have to do is submit a requisition for my time, in triplicate, justifying the need, and get Jenka to sign it.’
    • ‘Got more requisitions for the captain to sign,’ he replied.
    • Hastily organized units soon bombarded the War Department for requisitions and instructions; with limited resources, the government could not provide the necessary arms and accoutrements for its troops.
    • Many missions require you to use a specific plane so always keep some extra requisitions handy for some last minute upgrades.
    • Even though the company plans to hire 4,500 people worldwide this quarter, ‘I still approve every requisition in the company for head count,’ he says.
    • Thanks to e-procurement, the turnaround time for approving purchase requisitions is down from 2 weeks to 24 hours.
    • He actually apologized for the delay in the last requisition.
    • Orders on the factory and material requisitions were issued to foremen, transfers between departments and into store were all recorded.
    • The ability of Forward Support Battalions to electronically pass and track supply requisitions cannot be overstated.
    • Without revenue, except for meager voluntary state requisitions, Congress could not even pay the interest on its outstanding debt.
    Synonyms
    order, purchase order, request, call, application
    1. 1.1 A formal written demand that some duty should be performed or something be put into operation.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Further the plaintiff requisitioned a Certificate of Stay to be issued by the Registrar despite the fact that this case was not one for which an automatic stay could be issued.
    2. 1.2 The appropriation of goods for military or public use.
      Synonyms
      appropriation, commandeering, possession, takeover, taking over, occupation
verbˌrekwəˈziSH(ə)nˌrɛkwəˈzɪʃ(ə)n
[with object]
  • 1Demand 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
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She could requisition the songs, let the songwriters do their work, she could come in with her lyrics and sing as extraordinarily as ever and poof!
    • The government stopped its policy of requisitioning the peasants' entire crop and instead began to take only what was needed to meet the minimum requirements of the army and urban workers.
    • Where a sewer is requisitioned, the sewerage undertaker may require contribution to the cost from the person requisitioning the sewer.
    • Arranged in a crescent, the charges tore up the ground in huge trenches; Leral had requisitioned the highest-grade powder Gratze had, and this night, it had worked to satisfaction.
    • These points serve as currency for requisitioning units and calling for fire support.
    • Parker's probably requisitioning a car as we speak.
    • On 28 July 1914, with the black wrack of imminent war rolling in from the east, Churchill requisitioned them both for the Royal Navy.
    • Alicia, I hate to do this to you after all the work you did to requisition those spare cots for our refugees, but it turns out we won't need them.
    • Mehmetçik escapes from a forced labour battalion and becomes a famous bandit, while Adulhamid Hodja dies of a broken heart when soldiers requisition his horse.
    • We can't requisition information with no grounds but we expect the firms to reply.
    • We've also requisitioned every watt of power within the city to power the positron cannon.
    • As he cycled the inner lock I said, ‘Kusaa, if you be good enough to requisition the supplies, we'll clean up a bit.’
    • The Red Army requisitioned all foodstuff it could lay its hands on for its own use, as well as for shipping it back home - without any regard for the starving local population.
    • In their zone of occupation in the Pfalz, the French requisitioned wine on a grand scale.
    • When you requisition those parts for a ship or something I thought it was something for a science project.
    • The soldiers were requisitioning things left and right, not good for an occupying army.
    • It was a German military vehicle, and Ava assumed that some Americans had requisitioned it and were out on a joyride.
    • To support the larger number of troops, the state mobilized the wherewithal of war as never before, requisitioning food, material, and labour to supply its armies.
    • I've requisitioned more oil from Cosh, and expect wagons any day.
    • Unlike Finley, who chastised Tripler for not following proper procedures in requisitioning hospital buildings, Hammond did not obstruct Letterman's end-run around the War Department to organize an ambulance corps.
    Synonyms
    commandeer, appropriate, take, take over, take possession of, occupy
    1. 1.1 Demand the performance or occurrence of.
      one of the investors has requisitioned a special meeting
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He also aspired to the role of executioner, warning McLoughlin that if he was not gone in three months he would requisition a shareholders’ meeting to remove him ‘unceremoniously’.
      • Besides the rights which you enjoy as an individual shareholder, you also enjoy the rights to requisition an Extraordinary General Meeting.
      • Who was the genius who requisitioned a poll?
      • Requisitioning a meeting requires a higher level of shareholder support.
      Synonyms
      request, order, call for, apply for, put in a claim for, put in for

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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