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requisition noun /ˌrekwɪˈzɪʃn/ /ˌrekwɪˈzɪʃn/ [countable, uncountable] jump to other results - a formal, official written request or demand for something
- the requisition of ships by the government
- a requisition form/order
Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘request, demand’): from Old French, or from Latin requisitio(n-), from requirere ‘search for’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + quaerere ‘seek’. The verb dates from the mid 19th cent.
requisition verb /ˌrekwɪˈzɪʃn/ /ˌrekwɪˈzɪʃn/ jump to other results - requisition something to officially demand the use of a building, vehicle, etc., especially during a war or an emergency
- The school was requisitioned as a military hospital.
- The government could not afford to pay for all the grain that it had requisitioned from farmers.
Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘request, demand’): from Old French, or from Latin requisitio(n-), from requirere ‘search for’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + quaerere ‘seek’. The verb dates from the mid 19th cent.
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