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

Select programming languages, frameworks and tools that align with project requirements, scalability and long-term goals. —Paul Kovalenko, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025

To comply with the new requirements, producers either need to start cooking their products or come up with another way to cut the risk in their food safety plans. —Alexander Tin, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2025

In Europe, countries like Germany and France offer citizenship to children born on their soil only if their parents meet certain residency or legal status requirements. —Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025

Trump also moved ahead with rolling back EPA tailpipe emissions rules that Republicans have characterized as an effective requirement for consumers to buy electric vehicles. —Daniel Moore, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025

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