requisition

American  

[rek-wuh-zish-uhn] / ˌrɛk wəˈzɪʃ ən /

noun

1. the act of requiring or demanding.

2. a demand made.

3. an authoritative or formal demand for something to be done, given, supplied, etc..

   The general issued a requisition to the townspeople for eight trucks.

4. a written request or order for something, as supplies.

5. the form on which such an order is drawn up.

6. the state of being required for use or called into service.

   to put something in requisition.

7. a requirement or essential condition.

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verb (used with object)

requisitions, present (3rd person singular) requisitioned, past participle, past requisitioning present participle

1. to require or take for use; press into service.

2. to demand or take, as by authority, for military purposes, public needs, etc..

   to requisition supplies.

requisition British  

/ ˌrɛkwɪˈzɪʃən /

noun

1. a request or demand, esp an authoritative or formal one

2. an official form on which such a demand is made

3. the act of taking something over, esp temporarily for military or public use in time of emergency

4. a necessary or essential condition; requisite

5. a formal request by one government to another for the surrender of a fugitive from justice

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verb

1. to demand and take for use or service, esp by military or public authority

2. (may take an infinitive) to require (someone) formally to do (something)

   to requisition a soldier to drive a staff officer's car

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• unrequisitioned
  adjective
• nonrequisition
  noun
• requisitioner
  noun
• requisitionary
  adjective
• requisitionist
  noun

Conjugated Forms

Present

• has requisitioned
  perfect 3rd person singular
• have requisitioned
  perfect
• are requisitioning
  progressive
• is requisitioning
  progressive 3rd person singular
• have been requisitioning
  perfect progressive
• has been requisitioning
  perfect progressive 3rd person singular
• am requisitioning
  progressive 1st person singular
• requisitioning
  participle
• requisitions
  singular 3rd person

Past

• had requisitioned
  perfect
• were requisitioning
  progressive plural
• was requisitioning
  progressive singular
• had been requisitioning
  perfect progressive
• requisitioned
  simple
• requisitioned
  participle

Future

• will requisition
  simple
• will have requisitioned
  perfect
• will have been requisitioning
  perfect progressive
• will be requisitioning
  progressive

Etymology

Origin of requisition

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin requīsītiōn- (stem of requīsītiō ) a searching, equivalent to Latin requīsīt ( us ) requisite + -iōn- -ion

Explanation

Requisition is a very official-sounding word that usually means "to take or seize." We're sorry that your luxury suite has been requisitioned by the mayor's office. No, we have no idea what he's doing in there. Requisition looks a little like "request" and, in fact, it comes from the Old French word meaning exactly that. It can still be used that way, like when you make a requisition for a new office desk because the old one has three broken drawers. If a police officer requisitions your car for use in a high speed chase, it will initially require less paperwork.

Example Sentences

Midnight Requisition Three sisters must contend with their mother and her new husband when they gather for their father's wake in Craig Jessen's drama.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2018

Specifically, Halo 5’s Requisition System features the ability to collect trading cards of different exclusivity that offer permanent and one-time use of new weapons, armor, paint jobs, vehicles and assassination animations.

From Washington Times • Dec. 4, 2015

Their conclusions: � On Aug. i a committee known as the Junta of Requisition & Protection of Artistic Patrimony was organized to classify and protect Madrid's treasures.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then he signed his orange-colored Notice of Requisition, gave it to the city officials to post on the building.

From Time Magazine Archive

Or this:952 Requisition for supplies for canal digging Note from the priests to Ḥâr-ibnî, our brother: The gods decree thy welfare.

From Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters by Johns, C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter)