Requisition

Quick meaning: Requisition is a noun meaning A formal request for something.

Meaning

A formal request for something.

More Meanings

1. That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries.
2. A call; an invitation; a summons.
3. (transitive) To demand something, especially for a military need of staff, supplies, or transport.

Example Sentences

a requisition for a public meeting

Amid the many mirrors called into requisition by Lady Townshend's fête, not one gave back a lovelier likeness than that which reflected the face and form of Lady Marchmont.

The 1,000-year-old village was requisitioned in the 1960s, first in a reforestation plan and then as an army training ground. The Castilla-La Mancha regional government accuses Fraguas Revive of illegally occupying the site, which lies within a natural park.

Word Forms

• requisitions
• requisitioning
• requisitioned

Synonyms for requisition

Depending on context, synonyms include sequestration.

Antonyms for requisition

Common opposites include derequisition.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sequestration, claim, claiming, petition, solicitation, soliciting.

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