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

Huang was blunt about this requirement. —Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026

Even though Shane and Ilya don’t suddenly become public and proud gay hockey icons like Scott Hunter by the end of the season, Tierney still manages to fulfill the compensatory and combative requirements of the romance genre through two moving declarations of love. —Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026

Several states have loosened school vaccine requirements since 2020, and vaccine rates have dropped. —Amy Maxmen, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026

While some categories have specific eligibility requirements, all films need to meet a baseline set of criteria to be considered. —Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 22 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