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

• 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

There is no minimum size requirement on any fish. —Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2025

The Department of Transportation has threatened states in the past to comply with new requirements or risk being stripped of federal funding, but threatening air travel could cause airlines to balk and risk passengers being left stranded, Kayyem said. —Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025

The Soultronics begin each show in all black, but beyond that one requirement, each looks completely distinct. —Touré, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025

Registration requirements today are largely illusory, with huge swaths of the non-citizen population exempt from registration and carry requirements. —Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 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