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requisition

noun verb

seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized

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Word length
11
Starts with
R
Ends with
N
Contains
EQ
Scrabble score
20
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˌɹɛkwɪˈzɪʃən

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noun

  1. seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized

noun

  1. an official form on which a request is made

    “first you have to fill out the requisition”

noun

  1. 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

verb

  1. make a formal request for official services

verb

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

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Example Sentences

first you have to fill out the requisition

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