requisition
pronunciation
How to pronounce requisition in British English:
UK [ˌrekwɪˈzɪʃn]
How to pronounce requisition in American English:
US [ˌrɛkwɪˈzɪʃən]
-
- Noun:
- the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use
- an official form on which a request in made
- seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized
-
- Verb:
- make a formal request for official services
- demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service
Word Origin
- requisition (n.)
- c. 1400, from Old French requisicion (12c.) and directly from Medieval Latin requisitionem (nominative requisitio) "a searching," from past participle stem of requirere (see require).
- requisition (v.)
- 1837, from requisition (n.). Related: Requisitioned; requisitioning.
Example
- 1. But with the recent upgrading of its google suggest facility , it appears to be trying to requisition our pre-thoughts , too .
- 2. Wukan should be a signal for china to reform its land requisition system in order to keep local governments away from the financial gains of abusive land taking .
- 3. It is difficult to play the land requisition game fairly under the current system , since farmers are neither allowed to negotiate directly on the compensation package , nor are they allowed to develop their own land for non-agricultural purposes .
- 4. Konstantin simonov , its author , was part of the first generation to grow up with the soviet system 's mock classroom trials , playground games of " search and requisition " , and the " cult of struggle " inherited from the civil war .