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Grammar : Noun
Spell : ri-kwahyuh r-muh nt
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈkwaɪər mənt



Definition of requirement

Origin :
  • 1520s, "request, requisition," from require + -ment. Meaning "things required, a need" is from 1660s. Meaning "that which must be accomplished, necessary condition" is from 1841. Related: Requirements.
  • noun necessity
Example sentences :
  • The rashness of such a requirement and statement can escape no one.
  • Extract from : « A Theological-Political Treatise [Part III] » by Benedict of Spinoza
  • "There is one requirement that Joro insists on," Sira said in a low voice.
  • Extract from : « The Martian Cabal » by Roman Frederick Starzl
  • I shouldn't say that shooting a defenseless man answers that requirement.
  • Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
  • The economists have not been active in urging their subject as a requirement.
  • Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
  • It is an advantage in that it can be adapted to almost any requirement.
  • Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
  • The first requirement of my scheme was that my secret should be in my own keeping.
  • Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever
  • His one other requirement was that the place should be complete.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
  • The first requirement of a good geriatrician was sympathy and understanding.
  • Extract from : « Life Sentence » by James McConnell
  • In his activities he was a fine lesson of the first requirement of life.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence » by Various
  • However, every specimen could not be expected to meet every requirement.
  • Extract from : « Sonnie-Boy's People » by James B. Connolly

Synonyms for requirement

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