prerequisite

[ pri-rek-wuh-zit, pree- ]

adjective

1. required beforehand:

   a prerequisite fund of knowledge.

noun

1. something prerequisite:

   A visa is still a prerequisite for travel in many countries.

   Synonyms: precondition, essential, requisite, requirement

prerequisite

/ priːˈrɛkwɪzɪt /

adjective

1. required as a prior condition

noun

1. something required as a prior condition

Word History and Origins

Origin of prerequisite¹

First recorded in 1625–35; pre- + requisite

Example Sentences

The real difference is that a wholesale—or even partial—relocation of a company’s primary operations is no longer a prerequisite for success.

From Fortune

Because retraining the neural network on another task disrupts those weights, the AI is essentially forced to “forget” its previous knowledge as a prerequisite to learn something new.

From Singularity Hub 

Now that expensive hardware and software are no longer prerequisites for innovation, thanks to the rise of cloud computing, startups can play on the same field as, and sometimes even beat, larger competitors.

From MIT Technology Review

Diversity in the C-suite is now considered a prerequisite for a company’s viability and long-term success.

From Digiday

Now that you’re done with the prerequisites, it’s time to dive into the strategies.

From Search Engine Watch

She refused to participate in political bribery, which is the unspoken prerequisite backbone of this world.

From The Daily Beast

But Fallon has it, that natural affability that is an absolute prerequisite for talk-show hosting success.

From The Daily Beast

The prerequisite is for the parties in Syria to show some basic decency and save their own people.

From The Daily Beast

The prerequisite for this is for the U.S. to postpone current efforts for some kind of political transition among Syrians.

From The Daily Beast

Strong and self-confident middle classes are usually considered to be the most important prerequisite for democracy to work well.

From The Daily Beast

Just as in the practice of medicine an accurate diagnosis is an indispensable prerequisite to correct therapeutics, so also here.

From Project Gutenberg

Moral excellence is also an indispensable prerequisite in aiding the development of the theoretical powers.

From Project Gutenberg

But in order to be able to realize this perfectly a necessary prerequisite is the improvement of the body.

From Project Gutenberg

The intelligent control of voluntary attention is a prerequisite to clear and distinct perception.

From Project Gutenberg

This only limits the use of the charm to a certain class, and establishes a prerequisite to its proper efficacy.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• essential
• must
• precondition
• qualification
• requirement
• requisite