requirement

noun

re·​quire·​ment ri-ˈkwī(-ə)r-mənt 

: something required:

a

: something wanted or needed : necessity

production was not sufficient to satisfy military requirements

b

: something essential to the existence or occurrence of something else : condition

failed to meet the school's requirements for graduation

Synonyms

• condition
• demand
• essential
• must
• must-have
• necessary
• necessity
• need
• needful
• requisite
• sine qua non

Examples of requirement in a Sentence

He has met the basic requirements for graduation.

She has fulfilled the general requirements of the course.

Recent Examples on the Web

New apps and frameworks are being released all the time along with hardware specs as well as energy and cooling requirements, which all contribute to the confusion. —Hugo Farinha, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024

Hawaii's lawyers also emphasized that the Supreme Court's decision in Bruen does not prohibit states from imposing licensing requirements. —Justin Jouvenal and Ann E. Marimow The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024

First, a Pennsylvania court will determine if the legal requirements for extradition are met. —Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024

The filing also discusses the company's liquidity and capital resources, stating that current cash position and anticipated cash flow from operations should be sufficient to meet operating cash requirements for the next 12 months. —Quartz Bot, Quartz, 10 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1662, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

requirement

noun

re·​quire·​ment ri-ˈkwī(ə)r-mənt 

: something that is required or necessary

requirements for graduation