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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024req•ui•si•tion /ˌrɛkwəˈzɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the act of requiring or demanding something.
- a formal or official written request for something, such as supplies.
v. [~ + object] - to demand, order, or take for use:The army requisitioned gasoline during wartime.
See -quis-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024req•ui•si•tion (rek′wə zish′ən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of requiring or demanding.
- a demand made.
- an authoritative or formal demand for something to be done, given, supplied, etc.:The general issued a requisition to the townspeople for eight trucks.
- a written request or order for something, as supplies.
- the form on which such an order is drawn up.
- the state of being required for use or called into service:to put something in requisition.
- a requirement or essential condition.
v.t. - to require or take for use;
press into service. - to demand or take, as by authority, for military purposes, public needs, etc.:to requisition supplies.
- Latin requīsītiōn- (stem of requīsītiō) a searching, equivalent. to Latin requīsīt(us) requisite + -iōn- -ion
- late Middle English 1375–1425
req′ui•si′tion•ar′y, adj. req′ui•si′tion•ist, req′ui•si′tion•er, n. |