"requisition" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌɹɛkwɪˈzɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-requisition.wav [Southern-England] Forms: requisitions [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English requisicion, from Old French requisicion, from Medieval Latin requisitio. By surface analysis, requisite + -ion or require + -ition in parallel to acquisition. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|requisicion}} Middle English requisicion, {{der|en|fro|requisicion}} Old French requisicion, {{der|en|ML.|requisitio}} Medieval Latin requisitio, {{surf|en|requisite|-ion}} By surface analysis, requisite + -ion, {{suffix|en|require|ition}} require + -ition, {{m|en|acquisition}} acquisition Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} requisition (countable and uncountable, plural requisitions)
  1. A formal request for something.
    A formal demand made by one state or government upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-requisition-en-noun-PQjIhUje Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ion, English terms suffixed with -ition Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 7 17 6 15 3 9 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 48 6 17 7 11 3 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ion: 49 5 12 6 10 5 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ition: 49 5 12 6 10 5 13
  2. A formal request for something.
    (law) A notarial demand for repayment of a debt.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-requisition-en-noun-eiXclICc Topics: law
  3. A formal request for something.
    (military) A demand by the invader upon the people of an invaded country for supplies, as of provision, forage, transportation, etc.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-requisition-en-noun-iFAsem4q Topics: government, military, politics, war
  4. A formal request for something.
    A formal application by one officer to another for things needed in the public service.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-requisition-en-noun-Y8qNIxL5
  5. That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (That which is required by authority): предписание (predpisanie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), réquisition [feminine] (French), rekwizycja [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-requisition-en-noun-NFXA3wRJ Disambiguation of 'That which is required by authority': 3 2 2 3 90 1
  6. A call; an invitation; a summons. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-requisition-en-noun-num2-YIX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: moonlight requisition, requisitionary Translations (A formal request for something): искане (iskane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), заявка (zajavka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), anomus (Finnish), rekwizycja [feminine] (Polish), запро́с (zaprós) [masculine] (Russian), зая́вка (zajávka) [feminine] (Russian), тре́бование (trébovanije) (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'A formal request for something': 25 25 25 25 0 0

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌɹɛkwɪˈzɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-requisition.wav [Southern-England] Forms: requisitions [present, singular, third-person], requisitioning [participle, present], requisitioned [participle, past], requisitioned [past]
Etymology: From Middle English requisicion, from Old French requisicion, from Medieval Latin requisitio. By surface analysis, requisite + -ion or require + -ition in parallel to acquisition. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|requisicion}} Middle English requisicion, {{der|en|fro|requisicion}} Old French requisicion, {{der|en|ML.|requisitio}} Medieval Latin requisitio, {{surf|en|requisite|-ion}} By surface analysis, requisite + -ion, {{suffix|en|require|ition}} require + -ition, {{m|en|acquisition}} acquisition Head templates: {{en-verb}} requisition (third-person singular simple present requisitions, present participle requisitioning, simple past and past participle requisitioned)
  1. (transitive) To demand something, especially for a military need of staff, supplies, or transport. Tags: transitive Derived forms: requisitionable Translations (to demand something): изисквам (iziskvam) (Bulgarian), rekvirere (Danish), tilaus (Finnish), requirieren (German), rekvirál (Hungarian), requisire (Italian), cere ceva (Romanian), rechizitiona (Romanian), требовать (trebovatʹ) (Russian), реквизи́ровать (rekvizírovatʹ) (Russian), requisar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-requisition-en-verb-yezBWPnQ

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "A formal request for something",
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      "sense": "A formal request for something",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "A formal request for something",
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      "sense": "A formal request for something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      ],
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      "sense": "A formal request for something",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "A formal request for something",
      "word": "тре́бование"
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "predpisanie",
      "sense": "That which is required by authority",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "That which is required by authority",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "réquisition"
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}

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      "sense": "to demand something",
      "word": "изисквам"
    },
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      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to demand something",
      "word": "rekvirere"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to demand something",
      "word": "tilaus"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to demand something",
      "word": "requirieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to demand something",
      "word": "rekvirál"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to demand something",
      "word": "requisire"
    },
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to demand something",
      "word": "cere ceva"
    },
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to demand something",
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "trebovatʹ",
      "sense": "to demand something",
      "word": "требовать"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rekvizírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to demand something",
      "word": "реквизи́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to demand something",
      "word": "requisar"
    }
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}

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