requisition
- noun
- /ˌrɛkwɪˈzɪʃən/
- Formal
- 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?
- They ask that the requisitions targets be decreased at at this point, the crucial thing is interpretation, right?
Examples
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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.
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I need your signature here for a supply requisition.
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I'm all done with the requisition forms.
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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.
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After reviewing the project needs, the manager submitted a requisition for new equipment.
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Please ensure all requisition forms are completed before the deadline for processing.
Synonyms
A polite, formal asking for something to be done or given
A written request for something, for example a job or a place at school
A document with questions to fill in when you apply for a job or a course
An official paper you use to ask for supplies or services from an organization
A formal written request from one court to another for legal help
A formal written request people send to an authority to ask for something
Compounds
- Formal
An official paper you use to ask for supplies or services from an organization
- Archaic
A secret request or action done at night without official permission
How Official
Surface Forms
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.