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

Of particular concern was a requirement that restricted the implants surgeons could use to those made by Stryker and one other company, Smith & Nephew. —Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025

The new foreign media legislation, introduced by Likud lawmaker Ariel Kallner and backed by Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition, would make such powers permanent — even outside times of war or national emergency — and remove the requirement for judicial oversight. —Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025

The authority responded with the requirements for the application, according to audio published by the Jamaica Gleaner. —Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025

Fans have known for some time that new BTS music was in the works, with the boy band reuniting on camera in July after taking about two years apart while fulfilling South Korean military requirements. —Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 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