requirement

noun

re·quire·ment ri-ˈkwī(-ə)r-mənt

Synonyms of requirement next

: something required:

: something wanted or needed : necessity

production was not sufficient to satisfy military requirements

: something essential to the existence or occurrence of something else : condition

failed to meet the school's requirements for graduation

Example Sentences

He has met the basic requirements for graduation. She has fulfilled the general requirements of the course.

Recent Examples on the Web That requirement applies no matter the reason for the flight cancellation, the agency said. —

Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2023 The $100 million target is in addition to the project's compliance with the standard Detroit requirement for at least 51% of its construction workforce to be Detroit residents. —

Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2023 Deciding on when that requirement was met would be a case for the company’s information security department. —

WIRED, 21 Feb. 2023 That requirement would prevent a number of foods Americans have come to know as healthy, like Raisin Bran cereal, from bearing the healthy label. —

Nicholas Florko, STAT, 21 Feb. 2023 Skip child-switch Every ride with a height requirement has a child-switch option. —

Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2023 Keep in mind that the grasses with a higher fertility requirement will still need to be fertilized some (e.g., perennial ryegrass and tall fescue) to look their best. —

oregonlive, 11 Feb. 2023 Even in most of the states with no requirement on the books, AEDs are available in the majority of schools. —

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023 At issue was whether that requirement could be satisfied by locating the computer servers that processed the bets on tribal land, even if the bets were being placed by people all over the state. —

Kenneth P. Vogel, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2023 See More

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