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derequisition
de·req·ui·si·tion
/
diˌrɛk
wəˈzɪʃ
ən
/
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dee-rek-w
uh
-
zish
-
uh
n
]
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British
.
noun
1.
a freeing of
requisitioned
property, especially from military to civilian
control
.
verb (used without object)
2.
to free
requisitioned
property.
verb (used with object)
3.
to return (something that has been
requisitioned
by the military) to civilian control.
Origin:
1940–45;
de-
+
requisition
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derequisition
(diːˌrɛkwɪˈzɪʃən)
—
vb
(
tr
) to release from military to civilian use
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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