Meaning

A formal request for something..

Definitions by Sense

1. A formal request for something.
2. That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries.
3. A call; an invitation; a summons.
4. (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

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Use requisition when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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