necessaries
Britishplural noun
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(sometimes singular) what is needed; essential items
the necessaries of life
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law food, clothing, etc, essential for the maintenance of a dependant in the condition of life to which he or she is accustomed
Example Sentences
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Latinos are necessaries for the North American community.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025
Meanwhile, lingering inflation has still been high enough to hold back spending by consumers who had to set more money aside for necessaries like food and utility bills.
From Washington Times • Oct. 31, 2023
I’ve promised myself “Little Dorrit” this year and some other unopened necessaries.
From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2020
“In the last years of her life, before Congress purchased her husband’s papers, she was in a state of absolute poverty, and I think sometimes suffered for the necessaries of life,” Jennings wrote.
From Washington Post • Jun. 7, 2018
The process was slow and difficult, the necessaries costly and hard to acquire.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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