the necessary

noun

British, informal

: whatever is needed for some purpose

I'll do the necessary to get the job done.

Examples of the necessary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ryan said in order to secure the necessary late-stage labor, the project has had to pay its electricians 15% more and fly in about 60 from the east coast. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026

State licensing will always remain the necessary foundation for any university to open its doors. — Habib Al Souleiman, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Nor does providing factories with guidance or embedding heat standards in voluntary private regulation guarantee the necessary investments. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Quantum computing has always struggled to achieve the necessary division of labor between processing and memory. — New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the necessary

• accretionary
• apothecary
• bicentenary
• certiorari
• concessionary
• concretionary
• confectionary
• confectionery
• constabulary
• contemporary
• deflationary
• depositary