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

Implementing this legislation will also require the necessary personnel and infrastructure to effectively administer the law. — Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 30 July 2026

And as the years go on, even some early advocates have begun to accept that Democracy Dollars may never realistically have the necessary public funding. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 30 July 2026

South Florida residents should take the necessary precautions to avoid heat exhaustion and heat illness. — Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Before the Brockmans’ donation, more than 25,000 donations had raised almost half of the necessary funds. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 July 2026

Rhymes for the necessary

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