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Requisition

Military Verb/NounSTANAG Level 2

Definition

Sense 1

To formally request or demand supplies or equipment.

"The unit requisitioned additional ammunition for the exercise."
Sense 2

To formally request supplies or equipment.

"The unit requisitioned replacement communications equipment after the flood."

How This Term Is Used

This term functions as both a verb and a noun depending on context. Watch the surrounding sentence structure carefully: if it follows an article (a/the) or preposition, it is functioning as a noun; if it follows a subject and forms part of the main clause, it is functioning as a verb.

Practice

Fill in the blank:

"The unit requisitioned additional ammunition for the exercise."

Answer: Requisition

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