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

Previously an eight-hour online course, the training requirement doubled to 16 hours under a law passed in 2025. — Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026

Engineers are evaluating further improvements to keep the system aligned with evolving battlefield requirements. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026

So there are dozens and dozens of countries that have created competitive tax requirements that draw our production overseas. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026

Critics argued that the measure’s eligibility requirements effectively reserved half the funding for the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy, which had not yet opened. — Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 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