Definition of derequisition in English:
derequisition
verb ˌdiːrɛkwɪˈzɪʃ(ə)ndiˌrɛkwəˈzɪʃən
[with object]dated Return (requisitioned property) to its former owner.
the corporation agreed to seek permission from the Minister to derequisition the plaintiff's premises
Example sentencesExamples
- It was derequisitioned in 1946 and returned to the Corporation.
- After the war the land area was not derequisitioned for a considerable time, but the aerodrome was abandoned by the Ministry.
- The Army retained control of the site until it was derequisitioned in 1952 when it was returned to farmland.
- By November, Friston had seen its heyday and was finally derequisitioned in April 1946.
- Later in the war it was derequisitioned and let to Polish forces, who converted it into a hospital and finally a maternity hospital.
Definition of derequisition in US English:
derequisition
verbdēˌrekwəˈziSHəndiˌrɛkwəˈzɪʃən
[with object]dated Return (requisitioned property) to its former owner.
the corporation agreed to seek permission from the Minister to derequisition the plaintiff's premises
Example sentencesExamples
- It was derequisitioned in 1946 and returned to the Corporation.
- After the war the land area was not derequisitioned for a considerable time, but the aerodrome was abandoned by the Ministry.
- Later in the war it was derequisitioned and let to Polish forces, who converted it into a hospital and finally a maternity hospital.
- The Army retained control of the site until it was derequisitioned in 1952 when it was returned to farmland.
- By November, Friston had seen its heyday and was finally derequisitioned in April 1946.