Antonyms for requisition


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : rek-wuh-zish-uh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌrɛk wəˈzɪʃ ən


Definition of requisition

Origin :
  • 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).
  • noun demand; application for need
  • verb ask for; apply for something needed
Example sentences :
  • Then the whip was brought into requisition, and it was laid on with no light hand.
  • Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
  • He became thoughtful again, and the toothpick was in requisition.
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • Hold Kerr, he requested the police; requisition would be made for him.
  • Extract from : « The Duke Of Chimney Butte » by G. W. Ogden
  • Captain, I'd like to put in a requisition for ten tons of fuel.
  • Extract from : « Death Wish » by Robert Sheckley
  • The midwife sent me a requisition yesterday by her counsel, Vauversin.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • It contained nothing but a requisition for twenty head of cattle.
  • Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
  • Edgar's services as an interpreter were again called into requisition.
  • Extract from : « At Aboukir and Acre » by George Alfred Henty
  • In this emergency Rabbi Winenki's eloquence was brought into requisition.
  • Extract from : « Rabbi and Priest » by Milton Goldsmith
  • They had to send south for a requisition from the Governor of Georgia.
  • Extract from : « Up the River » by Oliver Optic
  • But the court was satisfied with the evidence, and the governor complied with the requisition.
  • Extract from : « Up the River » by Oliver Optic

Synonyms for requisition

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