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 of requirement

• must
• necessity
• necessary

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

Safety regulations require some natural gas to remain in the tanks at all times, but the amount of biogas bunkered at the port of Bergen—those 300 cubic meters—equals the fuel requirement for the entire 11-day round trip to Kirkenes, along the Russian border, and back to Bergen. —Ryan Craggs, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026

Lemon8 has since complied with age restriction requirements after self-assessing that it should be included in the ban, according to The West Australian. —Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026

Interviewing Raheem Morris and Antonio Pierce satisfied the NFL's Rooney Rule requirements for minority or female candidates, and Harbaugh's visit to northern New Jersey paved the way to make a hire before any of the more than half-dozen teams with a vacancy. —CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026

Walter Gilliam, executive director of the Buffett Early Childhood Institute at the University of Nebraska, compared the new federal requirements to closing down every grocery store in a state because a few cashiers stole money. —Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1662, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for requirement

• acquirement

Kids Definition

requirement

noun

re·​quire·​ment ri-ˈkwī(ə)r-mənt 

: something that is required or necessary

requirements for graduation