requirement
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non·re·quire·ment, noun
pre·re·quire·ment, noun
su·per·re·quire·ment, noun
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1. Requirement, requisite refer to that which is necessary. A requirement is some quality or performance demanded of a person in accordance with certain fixed regulations: requirements for admission to college. A requisite is not imposed from outside; it is a factor which is judged necessary according to the nature of things, or to the circumstances of the case: Efficiency is a requisite for success in business. Requisite may also refer to a concrete object judged necessary: the requisites for perfect grooming. 2. order, command, injunction, directive, demand, claim.
1. Requirement, requisite refer to that which is necessary. A requirement is some quality or performance demanded of a person in accordance with certain fixed regulations: requirements for admission to college. A requisite is not imposed from outside; it is a factor which is judged necessary according to the nature of things, or to the circumstances of the case: Efficiency is a requisite for success in business. Requisite may also refer to a concrete object judged necessary: the requisites for perfect grooming. 2. order, command, injunction, directive, demand, claim.
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| —n | |
| 1. | something demanded or imposed as an obligation: Latin is no longer a requirement for entry to university |
| 2. | a thing desired or needed |
| 3. | the act or an instance of requiring |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
There's no better time to become acquainted with that requirement.
Undergraduates almost never use ellipses correctly in any essay they submit as part of a course requirement.
Some have doctoral degrees in education, but that's not necessarily a requirement.
Requisite or requirement, the thing required: requisition, the act of requiring it.
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