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

The reason stores use first names — or first names and last initials — on name tags is to balance two reasonable, but competing, requirements. —Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026

Removing that requirement helps reduce overall system costs and simplifies supply chain requirements. —Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 Feb. 2026

About a week after the AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s lawsuit, the state started its regular process to change the program requirements. —Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026

During the hearing, neighbors disputed the eligibility of the land for annexation based on its distance from Castle Pines, saying the parcel does not meet a state requirement that at least one-sixth of the perimeter of a property must be contiguous with existing municipal boundaries to be annexed. —Olivia Young, CBS News, 25 Feb. 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