requisition
/ˌrɛkwəˈzɪʃən/
noun
- An official written request or order for something, especially supplies or services.
- Please fill out a requisition form if you need more printer paper.
- The office manager submitted a requisition for new computers.
- The army issued a requisition for additional medical supplies.
- The act of taking or seizing something, especially by an authority or government.
- The requisition of land for the new highway upset many local farmers.
- The school's requisition of the empty building next door allowed them to expand.
- During the war, the government made a requisition of all private vehicles for military use.
verb
- To make an official request for something, especially supplies or services.
- The teacher requisitioned new textbooks for the classroom.
- The manager requisitioned extra staff for the busy holiday season.
- We need to requisition more lab equipment before the experiment.
- To take or seize something by official authority, often for military or public use.
- The police requisitioned the warehouse to store evidence from the investigation.
- The army requisitioned the hotel to house soldiers during the emergency.
- During the crisis, the government requisitioned all available trucks for relief efforts.
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