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requirement

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re·quire·ment  (r-kwrmnt)
n.
1. Something that is required; a necessity.
2. Something obligatory; a prerequisite.

requirement
Noun
1. something demanded or imposed as an obligation
2. a specific need or want
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.requirement - required activity; "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time"
duty, obligation, responsibility - the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr
2.requirement - anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained"
thing - a separate and self-contained entity
desideratum - something desired as a necessity; "the desiderata for a vacation are time and money"
must - a necessary or essential thing; "seat belts are an absolute must"
need, want - anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"
3.requirement - something that is required in advance; "Latin was a prerequisite for admission"
duty, obligation, responsibility - the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr
precondition - a condition that is a prerequisite
academic requirement - a requirement for admission to or completion of an academic program

requirement
Translations
Spanish requirement [rɪˈkwaɪəmənt] nrequisito (= need); necesidad f
French requirement [rɪˈkwaɪəmənt] require n (= need) → exigence f; besoin m (= condition); condition f (requise)
German requirement [rɪˈkwaɪəmənt] require n (need) → Bedarf m;
(condition) → Anforderung f;
to meet sb's requirements require → jds Anforderungen erfüllen

Italian requirement [rɪˈkwaɪəmənt] n (= need) → esigenza (= condition); requisito;
to meet sb's requirements → soddisfare le esigenze di qn

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I had made up my mind to do a lot of college requirement work in the summer, and to enter the freshman class at the university without conditions in the fall.
Marriage, like religion and erudition, nay, like authorship itself, was fated to become an outward requirement, and Edward Casaubon was bent on fulfilling unimpeachably all requirements.
Besides this, sufficient shade to temper the noonday heat; aspect south-southwest; water in abundant supply, and at hand; in short, every requirement to insure not only success but also progress.
 
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