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requisition

requisition

15 6.7
An official form used to ask for goods or equipment in an office
  • noun
  • /ˌrɛkwɪˈzɪʃən/
  • Formal
translation icon : formulario de requisición
  • Upper-level administrators deal with budget and equipment requisitions and should have experience with acquisitions.
  • a requisition form
  • requisition number
  • fill out a requisition

They ask that the requisitions targets be decreased at at this point, the crucial thing is interpretation, right?

Examples

  • Several of the responding teachers stated that they could not wait for the requisition process, so they purchased the materials themselves.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Actually, I put in a requisition for shoes two weeks ago... and I haven't heard anything.

  • I need your signature here for a supply requisition.

  • I'm all done with the requisition forms.

  • Do you have to sign requisitions or anything?

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Although the company's growth meant that there were still many open jobs, the number of requisitions had stabilized.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Goeth, at his writing desk, endures the bureaucratic tedium of signing memoranda, transport orders, and requisitions.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • I filled out a requisition form to request additional office supplies.

  • After reviewing the project needs, the manager submitted a requisition for new equipment.

  • Please ensure all requisition forms are completed before the deadline for processing.

Synonyms

request
vsrequisition
1.0

A polite, formal asking for something to be done or given

is an internal office form used to order goods or services
application
vsrequisition
528 2.4

A written request for something, for example a job or a place at school

is an internal office document used to ask for supplies or services
application form
vsrequisition
8 2.0

A document with questions to fill in when you apply for a job or a course

is an official office form used to ask for supplies internally
requisition form
vsrequisition
  • Formal
4 4.1

An official paper you use to ask for supplies or services from an organization

is the specific administrative tool used inside government or office systems
rogatory
vsrequisition
  • Formal
9.9

A formal written request from one court to another for legal help

is an internal administrative order used inside offices not between authorities
postulation
vsrequisition
  • Formal
9.2

A formal written request people send to an authority to ask for something

is an internal administrative paper used to place practical orders

Compounds

4 4.1

An official paper you use to ask for supplies or services from an organization

9.9

A secret request or action done at night without official permission

How Official

order
3.0
requisition form
  • Formal
4 4.1
requisition
  • Formal
15 6.7
memo
341 1.8
note
1.0

Surface Forms

requisition singular
requisitions plural

Etymology

Requisition comes from re- 'again' and quest 'ask', the same root as request, and was used for formal asks. So a requisition can be the official form or paper you fill in to ask for something at work.