requirement

[ ri-kwahyuh r-muh nt ]
/ rɪˈkwaɪər mənt /

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.

Origin of requirement

First recorded in 1520–30; require + -ment

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

OTHER WORDS FROM requirement

non·re·quire·ment, noun pre·re·quire·ment, noun su·per·re·quire·ment, noun

Words nearby requirement

requiem, requiem shark, requiescat, requiescat in pace, require, requirement, requisite, requisition, requital, requite, reradiation

British Dictionary definitions for non-requirement

requirement
/ (rɪˈkwaɪəmənt) /

noun

something demanded or imposed as an obligation Latin is no longer a requirement for entry to university
a thing desired or needed
the act or an instance of requiring

Idioms and Phrases with non-requirement

requirement

see meet the requirements.