noun
requisition
rehk-wih-ZIH-shuhn
noun
1
A formal, official request for goods, supplies, or action.
"The hospital filed a requisition for more surgical masks."
"A doctor's requisition is needed before the lab will run the tests."
verb
1
To officially demand or take something, especially for military or official use.
"The army requisitioned local vehicles during the crisis."
How to Use Requisition
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn official request or demand for supplies, or to make one.
When to use it
Formal or bureaucratic — used in military, medical, and official contexts rather than everyday speech.
Common pairings
file a requisition
requisition supplies
requisition form
Word Forms
requisitioned past tense, requisitions plural, requisitions singular
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Etymology
From Old French requisicion, from Medieval Latin requisitio, ultimately from the same root as "requisite."