Definition of REQUISITION

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Requisition was originally a noun but is now probably more common as a verb. So we either can speak of sending our office's purchasing department a requisition for computers, or of requisitioning more computers from the department. The word has an official sound to it. However, one of Hollywood's bittersweet love stories begins when Omar Sharif, playing a World War II freedom fighter, says to Ingrid Bergman, who is the owner of a stately old yellow Rolls Royce, "I've come to requisition your car".

Examples of requisition in a Sentence

a brand-new, top-notch computer was the new science teacher's first requisition

Recent Examples on the Web Some hospital workers also went on strike, though public hospitals requisition workers during strikes to ensure essential medical care. — Washington Post, "Voting with their feet: French march against pension reforms," 10 Dec. 2019 The nationalisation of Aramco from 1973 to 1981 was part of a wave of requisitions that swept oilfields from Venezuela to Malaysia. — The Economist, "Aramco is both the oil sector’s Goliath and a firm vexed by problems," 31 Oct. 2019 An airman quoted in the UPI article says that a toilet seat cover requisition can take up to a year to fill. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The USAF's First Certified 3D-Printed Part Is a Toilet Seat Cover," 21 Aug. 2019 The process of moving supplies to England was gauged by the general timetable, radioed requisitions from supply officers in England, and the availability of ships. — Popular Mechanics, "How the D-Day Invasion Was Planned," 6 June 2019 Prospective candidates can go to humana.com/careers and search for requisition number R-218859 to apply. — Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal, "Humana is hiring hundreds of seasonal employees in Louisville for Medicare open enrollment," 2 July 2019 Related Coverage The team can assign the 800,000 orders made each year to categories such as operating company or individual department or person who raised the requisition. — Tatyana Shumsky, WSJ, "Vodafone Supercharges Its Procurement With Automation, AI," 28 June 2019 The process of moving supplies to England was gauged by the general timetable, radioed requisitions from supply officers in England, and the availability of ships. — Popular Mechanics, "How the D-Day Invasion Was Planned," 6 June 2019 The process of moving supplies to England was gauged by the general timetable, radioed requisitions from supply officers in England, and the availability of ships. — Popular Mechanics, "How the D-Day Invasion Was Planned," 6 June 2019

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