different between bidding vs requisition

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?d??/
• Rhymes: -?d??

Verb

bidding

1. present participle of bid

Noun

bidding (plural biddings)

1. That which one is bidden to do; a command.
2. The act of placing a bid.
   • 1912, Rowland Prothero, 1st Baron Ernle, English Farming, Past and Present (page 322)

     Their biddings forced existing owners into ruinous competition; they mortgaged their ancestral acres to buy up outlying properties or round off their boundaries.

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English

Etymology

From Old French requisicion, from Medieval Latin requisitio. Surface analysis is requisite +? -ion or require +? -ition in parallel to acquisition.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???kw??z???n/

Noun

requisition (countable and uncountable, plural requisitions)

1. A formal request for something.
   1. A formal demand made by one state or government upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice.
      • 1826, James Kent, Commentaries on American Law

        the surrender of fugitives , by authorizing the Governor , in his discretion , on requisition from a foreign government , to surrender up fugitives charged with murder , forgery , larceny , or other crimes […]

   2. (law) A notarial demand for repayment of a debt.

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   3. (military) A demand by the invader upon the people of an invaded country for supplies, as of provision, forage, transportation, etc.

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   4. A formal application by one officer to another for things needed in the public service.

2. That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries.
3. A call; an invitation; a summons.

   a requisition for a public meeting

Derived terms

• requisitionary

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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.

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