request
/rɪˈkwest/ noun [C, U]Definition
› when you politely or officially ask for something: His doctor made an urgent request for a copy of the report. An application form is available on request (= if you ask for it). A clause was added to the contract at his request (= because he asked).
(Definition of request noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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