requisition

🇺🇸 /ˌrekwɪˈzɪʃn/ 🇬🇧 /ˌrekwɪˈzɪʃn/
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noun
R

An official request for something you need.

The office manager filled out a requisition for new computers.

verb
R

To officially ask to use a building, vehicle, etc., usually in times of need such as war or emergencies.

During the emergency, the government requisitioned local farmlands to provide food for the population.

translation

n. An official request for something you need.
v. To officially ask to use a building, vehicle, etc., usually in times of need such as war or emergencies.

Word Forms

3rd Present requisitions
Past requisitioned
Perfect requisitioned
Progressive requisitioning
Plural requisitions