requirement
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requirement
demanded in accordance with set regulations: A degree is a requirement for the job.
Not to be confused with:
requisite – something that circumstances make necessary: A cool head is a requisite for a police officer.
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re·quire·ment
(rĭ-kwīr′mənt)n.
1. Something that is required; a necessity.
2. Something obligatory; a prerequisite.
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requirement
(rɪˈkwaɪəmənt)n
1. something demanded or imposed as an obligation: Latin is no longer a requirement for entry to university.
2. a thing desired or needed
3. the act or an instance of requiring
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
re•quire•ment
(rɪˈkwaɪər mənt)n.
1. something required.
2. an act or instance of requiring.
3. a need or necessity: the requirements of daily life.
[1520–30]
syn: requirement, requisite refer to that which is necessary. A requirement is some quality or performance demanded of a person in accordance with certain fixed regulations: requirements for admission to college. A requisite is not imposed from outside; it is a factor that is judged necessary according to the nature of things, or to the circumstances of the case: Efficiency is a requisite for success in business. requisite may also refer to a concrete object judged necessary: the requisites for perfect grooming.
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Noun | 1. | requirement - required activity; "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time" duty, obligation, responsibility - the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr |
2. | requirement - anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained" thing - a separate and self-contained entity desideratum - something desired as a necessity; "the desiderata for a vacation are time and money" must - a necessary or essential thing; "seat belts are an absolute must" | |
3. | requirement - something that is required in advance; "Latin was a prerequisite for admission" duty, obligation, responsibility - the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr precondition - a condition that is a prerequisite academic requirement - a requirement for admission to or completion of an academic program essential condition, sine qua non - a prerequisite |
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requirement
noun necessity, demand, specification, stipulation, want, need, must, essential, qualification, precondition, requisite, prerequisite, sine qua non (Latin), desideratum The products met all legal requirements.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
requirement
nounSomething indispensable:
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Translations
حاجَه، إحْتِياج، شَرْط، مُتَطَلَّبمَطْلَب
exigènciamenesterrequisit
požadavekpodmínka
kravbehov
vaatimus
zahtjev
követelményszükséges
krafa, skilyrîi
要求
필요 조건
cerinţăcondiţie
zahteva
krav
ความต้องการ
yêu cầu
requirement
[rɪˈkwaɪəmənt] N1. (= need) → necesidad f
our requirements are few → nuestras necesidades son pocas, necesitamos poco
our requirements are few → nuestras necesidades son pocas, necesitamos poco
2. (= condition) → requisito m
Latin is a requirement for the course → el latín es un requisito para este curso, para este curso se exige el latín
it is one of the requirements of the contract → es una de las estipulaciones del contrato
to meet all the requirements for sth → reunir todos los requisitos para algo
Latin is a requirement for the course → el latín es un requisito para este curso, para este curso se exige el latín
it is one of the requirements of the contract → es una de las estipulaciones del contrato
to meet all the requirements for sth → reunir todos los requisitos para algo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
requirement
[rɪˈkwaɪərmənt] nCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
requirement
n
(= need) → Bedürfnis nt, → Bedarf m no pl; (= desire) → Wunsch m, → Anspruch m; to meet somebody’s requirements → jds Bedürfnisse erfüllen, jds Wünschen (dat) → entsprechen, jds Ansprüchen (dat) → gerecht werden; there isn’t enough bread to meet the requirement → es ist nicht genügend Brot da, um den Bedarf zu decken
(= condition, thing required) → Erfordernis nt; to fit the requirements → den Erfordernissen entsprechen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
requirement
[rɪˈkwaɪəmənt] n (need) → esigenza; (condition) → requisito, condizione f (richiesta)to meet sb's requirements → soddisfare le esigenze di qn
she meets all the requirements for the job → risponde a tutti i requisiti (necessari per il lavoro)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
require
(rəˈkwaiə) verb1. to need. Is there anything else you require?
2. to ask, force or order to do something. You are required by law to send your children to school; I will do everything that is required of me.
reˈquirement noun something that is needed, asked for, ordered etc. It is a legal requirement that all cars have brakes which work; Our firm will be able to supply all your requirements.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
requirement
→ مَطْلَب požadavek krav Anforderung απαίτηση requisito vaatimus condition zahtjev requisito 要求 필요 조건 vereiste krav wymóg requisito требование krav ความต้องการ gereksinim yêu cầu 需求Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
re·quire·ment
n. requerimiento.
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