requirement
Americannoun
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something demanded or imposed as an obligation
Latin is no longer a requirement for entry to university
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a thing desired or needed
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the act or an instance of requiring
Usage
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.
Related Words
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.
Other Word Forms
- nonrequirement noun
- prerequirement noun
- superrequirement noun
Etymology
Origin of requirement
Example Sentences
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The cautious and methodical Congressional Budget Office has increasingly focused on how regulatory processes, especially permitting requirements, affect the pace and cost of building infrastructure and expanding productive capacity.
From Barron's
Several Chinese banks on Monday warned of volatility risks in the precious-metals market, and some have tightened margin requirements, limiting how much customers can borrow to buy metals.
The CME raised its margin requirements for gold and silver as of the close of business Monday, likely contributing to Monday’s weakness in the metals.
From MarketWatch
Meanwhile, top commodity exchange CME Group said higher margin requirements for precious-metal futures will take effect after Monday’s close—a move that increases the cost of holding positions and typically weighs on trading activity.
But if they cede too much responsibility to AI, that could lead to deficiencies in critical regulations and run afoul of a requirement that federal rules be built on reasoned decision-making.
From Salon
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