requirement

pronunciation

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Noun:

required activity
anything indispensable
something that is required in advance

Word Origin

requirement (n.): 1520s, "request, requisition," from require + -ment. Meaning "things required, a need" is from 1660s. Meaning "that which must be accomplished, necessary condition" is from 1841. Related: Requirements.

Synonym

n.

requisite provision prerequisite condition reservation requisition string qualification term

n.

exaction directive mandate charge injunction command dictate demand call

n.

indispensable need urgent necessity must indispensability imperative essential essentiality

Example

1. Conservatives say this requirement violates religious liberty .

2. Reacting to a changing requirement shouldn 't ripple through the entire app .

3. But that 's not a requirement of minimalism .

4. Such a requirement already applies to local banks .

5. This is a tough requirement .

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