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derequisition

[ dee-rek-wuh-zish-uhn ]

noun

  1. a freeing of requisitioned property, especially from military to civilian control.

verb (used without object)

  1. to free requisitioned property.

verb (used with object)

  1. to return (something that has been requisitioned by the military) to civilian control.

derequisition

/ »å¾±ËËŒ°ùÉ›°ì·Éɪˈ³úɪʃə²Ô /

verb

  1. tr to release from military to civilian use
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of derequisition1

First recorded in 1940–45; de- + requisition

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