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

The Supreme Court in 2013 struck down an Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship when registering to vote, concluding that states could not create new requirements for federal elections under the NVRA. —Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 18 Nov. 2025

Jeanne Geraci, executive director of Benedict Center in Milwaukee, said some of those requirements contradict the core of her organization's mission. —Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 18 Nov. 2025

Veterans, people who recently aged out of foster care and unhoused people are no longer exempt from work requirements. —Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025

As a Leo rising, having long, healthy hair is pretty much a requirement. —Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 18 Nov. 2025

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