on request
5
2.5
- idiom
- The details of the design are available on request from the author.
- available on request
- provide on request
Examples
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Tables are available from the authors on request.
Academic text (2017) -
Full proof available on request, without cost or obligation.
Fiction book (1990) -
But it certainly can be provided on request
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Birth parents also have the right, on request, to an assessment of their adoption support needs.
Academic text (2010) -
The list of articles and policies is available from the authors on request.
Academic text (2016) -
The coding guide is available from the first author on request.
Academic text (2014) -
Data & Software Availability: On request from the author.
Academic text (1992) -
The code sheet and protocol are available on request.
Academic text (2016) -
Tables with the outcomes for each item can be obtained on request from the authors.
Academic text (1996) -
The information is provided on request to all interested parties.
Synonyms
51
3.2
Available to use whenever someone asks for it
5
3.0
Available to anyone who asks
Antonyms
How Available
363
1.0
- Informal
1
3.3
∞
2.3
5
2.5
82
3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'if someone asks for it' is directly derivable from combining 'on' (marking condition/time/occurrence) with 'request' (an act of asking). This preposition + noun pattern (e.g., 'on arrival', 'on demand') is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
On request comes from the simple image of a clerk who keeps a brochure until a customer's request and only hands it over on that request. So, it means 'if someone asks for it'.