requirement

[ ri-kwahyuhr-muhnt ]

/ rɪˈkwaɪər mənt /

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noun

that which is required; a thing demanded or obligatory: One of the requirements of the job is accuracy.

an act or instance of requiring.

a need or necessity: to meet the requirements of daily life.

OTHER WORDS FOR requirement

2 order, command, injunction, directive, demand, claim.

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Origin of requirement

First recorded in 1520–30; require + -ment

synonym study for requirement

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.

OTHER WORDS FROM requirement

non·re·quire·ment, nounpre·re·quire·ment, nounsu·per·re·quire·ment, noun

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How to use requirement in a sentence

In theory, it would lower the costs of drug development and allow scientists to react faster to health crises like the current pandemic, in which social distancing requirements have caused slowdowns in lab work.
IBM has built a new drug-making lab entirely in the cloud|Karen Hao|August 28, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Only one of FEMA’s three main preparedness grant programs allows money to be spent without meeting a terrorism requirement.
FEMA spends more preparing for terrorism than hurricanes|Rachel Schallom|August 27, 2020|Fortune
“No jab, no play” refers to national and state legislation that requires children to meet certain vaccination requirements for families to receive childcare services and other subsidies.
Australia signs a deal for AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine—and considers making it mandatory|Naomi Xu Elegant|August 19, 2020|Fortune
The minimum requirement for determining brain death is “a good, thorough clinical examination,” Sung says.
New guidance on brain death could ease debate over when life ends|Laura Sanders|August 10, 2020|Science News

The requirement that parents actually get involved in the learning process for hours at a time can feel uncomfortable, but it is proven better for learning.
Online Learning Is Here to Stay|Sara-Ellen Amster|August 7, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Under the new requirements, simply being born on U.S. soil would no longer be enough.
The Progressive Case Against Birthright Citizenship|Keli Goff|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Teague replied: “I have to allow an operator or plugger a way to appeal when he believes our requirements are unreasonable.”
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He consistently met the requirements of his job, according to personnel records.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Fair to say that we currently have more ISR requirements than we have the capacity to fulfill,” the official said.
Drone ‘Shortage’ Hampers ISIS War|Dave Majumdar|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He says device makers also will have to meet a slew of security requirements: Can the device be encrypted?
How Your Pacemaker Will Get Hacked|Kaiser Health News|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gold may be substituted for rediscounts and rediscounts for gold, in accordance with the requirements of the reserve bank.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
His letter of a few months before reveals the facility with which he moulded the steam-engine to his requirements.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
By a “single” or “one reading,” I mean a single careful perusal in conformity to the requirements of my System.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
In some states the requirements are strict in respect to the disinterestedness of the official who takes the acknowledgment.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
It is only when the making of the vow would be at variance with the requirements of duty, that forbearing to vow would be no sin.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham

British Dictionary definitions for requirement

requirement

/ (rɪˈkwaɪəmənt) /

noun

something demanded or imposed as an obligationLatin 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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requirement

see meet the requirements.

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Origin of requirement

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