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requirement
/ rɪˈkwaɪəmənt /
noun
- something demanded or imposed as an obligation
Latin is no longer a requirement for entry to university
- a thing desired or needed
- the act or an instance of requiring
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Other Words From
- nonre·quirement noun
- prere·quirement noun
- super·re·quirement noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of requirement1
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Idioms and Phrases
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Example Sentences
Data centers in the US consume 24 terawatt-hours of electricity and 100 billion liters of water a year, which is equivalent to the residential requirements of the city of Philadelphia.
There is no requirement on corporations to look after their stakeholders and for the most part they do not, because if they did, they would incur the wrath of their shareholders.
A predecessor to the TI-84 Plus CE, this TI-84 model still possesses advanced functions and software that meet students’ critical math and science requirements from high school through college.
To represent your neighbors at City Hall and set priorities for spending taxpayer dollars, the most basic requirement is to have your own house in order.
Those are the same requirements given for individual creators.
The same Pediatrics journal notes that 17 states have some form of exception to the standard parental consent requirement.
So working with the militants in order to deliver aid “becomes a requirement,” she said.
But until recently, there was no requirement for government agencies to report deaths in police custody.
There is no requirement for a member of Congress to resign after pleading guilty to a felony.
It continues to be the official position that “being open to life” is “an intrinsic requirement of married love.”
The law is very strict in its requirement of banks when paying the checks of customers.
Commands addressed to believers are at once, even while inculcated, a law and a covenant requirement.
The Constitutional requirement for making the document effective was ratification by nine states.
To the requirement of a covenant like that of works, their resolutions and endeavours are alike inadequate.
His disobedience is not as if that requirement were inconsistent with his natural powers, but as opposed by their tendency.
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More About Requirement
What does requirement mean?
A requirement is something that’s mandatory or necessary—it’s something you need to have or need to do.
Requirement is most often used in official contexts in which achieving a certain status requires you to perform certain actions or have certain things, such as documents.
Example: By passing this class you have now met all of the basic requirements for your major and will be able to walk at graduation in May.
Where does requirement come from?
The first records of requirement come from the 1500s. It is the noun form of the verb require, which is first recorded in the 1300s and comes from the Latin requīrere, meaning “to seek to know.” The suffix -ment is used to turn it into a noun.
If something is a requirement, it is not optional. Requirements typically must be fulfilled before you can complete something, reach a certain status, or move on to a next step. Many high schools and universities have official graduation requirements, which are usually particular classes that students need to take and projects they need to complete in order to be eligible to graduate. Job requirements are the qualifications that employers require you to have to be hired for a certain position. Each nation has its own citizenship requirements, which can include a variety of things, but often include official documents as well as specific knowledge about the country.
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What are some other forms related to requirement?
- require (verb)
- nonrequirement (noun)
- prerequirement (noun)
- superrequirement (noun)
What are some synonyms for requirement?
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How is requirement used in real life?
Requirement is typically used in situations when something is needed to gain an official status, such as to become a graduate, citizen, or employee.
OTD #1794 Senate votes 14-12 to expel Albert Gallatin for not meeting nine-year citizenship requirement.
Gallatin later became a US Representative, Treasury Secretary & diplomat #ChronAm https://t.co/PqJKDM1MmO pic.twitter.com/s4uUhmlzhj
— Library of Congress (@librarycongress) February 28, 2018
why is having a car a requirement for so many full time jobs like ?? I don’t have money for a car ?? that’s kind of why I need this job
— 𝗋𝖺𝗇⁷ ✧ (@chansdinosaur) March 9, 2020
Genuinely wish one year of shop class, half a year of auto shop class, one year of home economics, and one half year of Excel had been high school graduation requirements.
— Lethality Jane (@sgtjanedoe) September 30, 2019
Try using requirement!
Which of the following words is least likely to describe a requirement?
A. mandatory
B. necessary
C. optional
D. essential
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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